Complex sentence: Governor Hoeven won the 2010 North Dakota U.S. Senate election to fill the retiring Sen. Dorgan's seat after handily defeated Democratic challenger State Sen. Tracy Potter with 76.08% of the vote.
Split into simpler sentences: Governor Hoeven won the 2010 North Dakota U.S. Senate election to fill the retiring Sen. Dorgan's seat. Hoeven handily defeated Democratic challenger State Sen. Tracy Potter with 76.08% of the vote.