Complex sentence: In 2009 he won the Hoboken mayoral election, though his electoral victory against Dawn Zimmer was not without controversy, as his margin of victory was only 161 votes, pulling ahead thanks to absentee and provisional ballots.
Split into simpler sentences: In 2009 he won the Hoboken mayoral election, though his electoral victory against Dawn Zimmer was not without controversy. His margin of victory was only 161 votes, pulling ahead thanks to absentee and provisional ballots.