Complex sentence: In 2002, Golisano defeated incumbent New York Governor George Pataki in the hotly contested Independence Party primary and received 14 percent of the vote in the gubernatorial election, his highest total in the three elections.
Split into simpler sentences: In 2002, Golisano defeated incumbent New York Governor George Pataki in the hotly contested Independence Party primary. He received 14 percent of the vote in the gubernatorial election, his highest total in the three elections.