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:
2016 Palauan presidential 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></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independent </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Tommy Remengesau </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5,109 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 51.3% </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independent </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Surangel Whipps Jr. </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4,854 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 48.7% </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Total votes </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9,963 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 100% </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
How did Tommy Remengesau do in the 2016 Palauan election ?
Answer:
Tommy Remengesau won the election with 5,109 votes, while Whipps received 4,854 votes.