Complex sentence: He polled 2,947 votes (16.7 percent), a fourth-place finish, and was hence eliminated from contention in the runoff election on December 18, won by Democrat Dan Barrett, who defeated later Republican Representative Mark M. Shelton, 52-48 percent.
Split into simpler sentences: He polled 2,947 votes (16.7 percent), a fourth-place finish, and was hence eliminated from contention in the runoff election on December 18. In that contest, a won by Democrat, Dan Barrett defeated later Republican Representative Mark M. Shelton, 52-48 percent.