Complex sentence: Regularly scheduled county elections were held on November 2,1869 and Hickok (Independent) lost to his deputy, Peter Lanihan (Democrat) but Hickok and Lanihan remained sheriff and deputy, respectively.
Split into simpler sentences: Regularly scheduled county elections were held on November 2,1869, and Hickok (Independent) lost to his deputy, Peter Lanihan (Democrat). However, Hickok and Lanihan remained sheriff and deputy, respectively.