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:
1910 Wyoming 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></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Democratic </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Joseph M. Carey </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 21,086 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 55.60% </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 > William E. Mullen </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15,235 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 40.17% </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Socialist </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > W. W. Paterson </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,605 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4.23% </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Total votes </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 37,926 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 100% </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
How did Joseph M. Carey perform in the 1910 Wyoming gubernatorial election?
Answer:
Joseph M. Carey, a Democratic nominee defeated Republican nominee William E. Mullen and Socialist candidate W. W. Paterson with 55.60% of the vote.