Complex sentence: In the Republican primary election held on March 4,2014, Button scored her fourth nomination to the state House by defeating the more conservative Jared L. Patterson (born c.1983), 4,536 votes (54 percent) to 3,861 (46 percent).
Split into simpler sentences: In the Republican primary election held on March 4,2014, Button her fourth nomination to the State House by her victory over Jared Patterson. She polled 4,536 votes (54 percent) to his 3,861 (46 percent).