Complex sentence: Christian was unseated in the Republican primary held on May 29,2012 by the Straus-endorsed Chris Paddie, 8,552 votes (47.8 percent) to 9,327 ballots (52.2 percent).
Split into simpler sentences: Christian was unseated in the Republican primary held on May 29,2012 by Chris Paddie, who carried the support of Straus. Christian polled 8,552 votes (47.8 percent) to Paddie's 9,327 ballots (52.2 percent).