Complex sentence: Pritt lost in the general election to Republican Cecil Underwood, 51.6 to 45.8 percent, but made history as the first woman to secure the West Virginia gubernatorial nomination of either of the two major political parties.
Split into simpler sentences: Pritt lost in the general election to Republican Cecil Underwood, 51.6 to 45.8 percent. She was the first woman to secure the West Virginia gubernatorial nomination of either of the two major political parties.