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:
Lamar Alexander
Table title:
Electoral history
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 > Democratic </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ray Blanton </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 576,833 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 55.88 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Republican </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Lamar Alexander </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 455,467 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 44.12 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
Who were the two candidates, and what were their vote totals?
Answer:
Blanton with 576,833 votes defeated Alexander of 455,467 votes.