Complex sentence: Brat announced he was running for the Virginia House of Delegates seat for 56th district; however, there was no primary, and instead six Republican leaders met and choose Peter Farrell instead of Brat.
Split into simpler sentences: Brat announced he was running for the Virginia House of Delegates seat for 56th district. There was no primary and six Republican leaders met and choose Peter Farrell, instead of Brat.