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HTML
<div id="divElement">
<input type="radio" name="radioName" value="1" /> 1 <br />
<input type="radio" name="radioName" value="2" checked /> 2 <br />
<input type="radio" name="radioName" value="3" /> 3 <br />
</div>
JavaScript
alert($('#divElement input[type="radio"]:checked').val());