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:
1973 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 > 1,414,613 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 66.67% </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 > Charles W. Sandman Jr. </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 676,235 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 31.87% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > American Independent </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > A. Howard Freund </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6,412 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.31% </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 > Alfred V. Colabella </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5,088 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.24% </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 > Robert Clement </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4,249 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.20% </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 > John A. Goodson </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3,071 </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 > James J. Terlizzi, Sr. </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2,670 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.13% </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 > Stanley R. Knis </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2,108 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.10% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Communist </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Kenneth F. Newcombe </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2,008 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.10% </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 > 1,898 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.09% </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 > Jack D. Alvino </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,843 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.09% </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 > George Gilk </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,814 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.09% </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 gain from Republican </td><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Swing </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
Who did Democratic nominee Brendan Byrne defeat and by what percentage of the vote?
Answer:
Democratic nominee Brendan Byrne defeated Republican nominee Charles W. Sandman Jr. with 66.67% of the votes.