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:
Phil Gingrey
Table title:
2012
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 > Republican </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Phil Gingrey </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 196,968 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 68.6 </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 > Patrick Thompson </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 90,353 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 31.4 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Total votes </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 287,321 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 100 </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
Who did Phil Gingery defeat in the 2012 election and by how much?
Answer:
In 2012, Gingrey defeated Democrat Patrick Thompson with 68.6 percent of the vote.