Complex sentence: Incumbent Dave L. Pearce, like Womack originally from West Carroll Parish, was accused of wrongdoing in office and withdrew from the balloting and left Dozier unopposed for the general election.
Split into simpler sentences: Incumbent Dave L. Pearce, who like Womack was originally from West Carroll Parish, was accused of wrongdoing in office and withdrew from the balloting. That move left Dozier unopposed for the general election.