Complex sentence: After opting not to run again 1984, Ludeman turned his eyes toward the governor's chair, running as the Republican-endorsed candidate for Governor of Minnesota in 1986, but he failed to unseat popular incumbent Governor Rudy Perpich.
Split into simpler sentences: After opting not to run again 1984, Ludeman turned his eyes toward the governor's chair, running as the Republican-endorsed candidate for Governor of Minnesota in 1986. Despite his efforts, he failed to unseat popular incumbent Governor Rudy Perpich.