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:
1996 California Proposition 215
Table title:
Results
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Choice </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Votes </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > % </th></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Referendum passed Yes </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5,382,915 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 55.58 </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > No </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4,301,960 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 44.42 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Valid votes </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9,684,875 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 94.36 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Invalid or blank votes </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 578,615 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5.64 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Total votes </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10,263,490 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 100.00 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Registered voters and turnout </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15,662,075 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 65.53 </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
Did the 1996 California Proposition 215 pass, and by how many votes?
Answer:
1996 California Proposition 215 was passed with 5,382,915 votes in favor and 4,301,960 (44.4%) against.