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:
2018 Wagga Wagga state by-election
Table title:
Result
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 colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Liberal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Julia Ham </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12,031 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 25.5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > −28.3 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independent </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Joe McGirr </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12,003 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 25.4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > +25.4 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Labor </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Dan Hayes </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11,197 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 23.7 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > −4.4 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independent </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Paul Funnell </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5,028 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10.6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > +0.9 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Shooters, Fishers and Farmers </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Seb McDonagh </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4,682 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9.9 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > +9.9 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Greens </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ray Goodlass </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,377 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2.9 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > −2.1 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Christian Democrats </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Tom Arentz </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 900 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1.9 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > −0.4 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Total formal votes </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 47,218 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 96.8 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > +0.0 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Informal votes </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,561 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3.2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > −0.0 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Turnout </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 48,779 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 88.3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > −1.9 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=6 rowspan=1 > Two-party-preferred result </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Labor </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Dan Hayes </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18,495 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 50.1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > +13.0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Liberal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Julia Ham </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18,389 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 49.9 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > −13.0 </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=6 rowspan=1 > Two-candidate-preferred result </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independent </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Joe McGirr </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 23,001 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 59.6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > +59.6 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Liberal </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Julia Ham </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15,570 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 40.4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > −22.5 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Independent gain from Liberal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Swing </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > N/A </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
What's the two-candidate-preferred result of the election in 2018 Wagga Wagga state by-election?
Answer:
In 2018 Wagga Wagga state by-election, McGirr won 59.6% of the two-candidate preferred vote over Liberal candidate Julia Ham.