Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
1977 New Jersey gubernatorial election
Table title:
Results
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Party </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Candidate </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Votes </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > % </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > ± </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Democratic </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Brendan Byrne </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,184,564 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 55.71% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Republican </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Raymond Bateman </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 888,880 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 41.81% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independent </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Francis W. Flowers </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8,677 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.41% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independent </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Chester Grabowski </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8,494 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.40% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Libertarian </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Frank J. Primich </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5,674 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.27% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independent </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Chauncey E. McSpiritt </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4,464 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.21% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independent </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Paul B. Rizzo </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3,691 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.17% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independent </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Richard D. McAleer </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3,688 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.17% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independent </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > John F. Donato </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3,189 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.15% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independent </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Angelo S. Massaro </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3,031 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.14% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independent </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > William Zsidisin </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2,974 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.14% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Socialist Labor </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Julius Levin </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2,276 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.11% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independent </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jasper C. Gould </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2,248 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.11% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independent </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Leif O. Johnson </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,601 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.08% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independent </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Robert Ganteaume </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,480 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > % </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independent </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Bill Gahres </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,333 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > % </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Majority </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Turnout </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Democratic hold </td><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Swing </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
What Democrat defeated what Republican, and what percentage of vote did the Democrat receive?
Answer:
Democrat Brendan Byrne defeated Republican Raymond Bateman with 55.71% of the vote.