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:
1948 Washington 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 > Republican </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Arthur B. Langlie </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 445,958 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 50.50% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Democratic </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Monrad Wallgren </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 417,035 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 47.22% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Progressive </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Russell H. Fluent </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 19,224 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2.18% </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 > Henry Killman </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 780 </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 > Socialist Workers </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Daniel Roberts </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 144 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.02% </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 > Republican gain from Democratic </td><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Swing </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
How did the Arthur B. Langlie perform in the 1948 Washington gubernatorial election?
Answer:
Republican nominee Arthur B. Langlie defeated Democrat Monrad Wallgren with 50.50% of the vote.