Complex sentence: Clayton Wheat "Claytie" Williams, Jr. (born October 8,1931), a businessman from Midland, Texas, was the unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1990 against the Democratic State Treasurer Ann Richards even though Williams initially led in opinion polls by twenty points.
Split into simpler sentences: Clayton Wheat "Claytie" Williams, Jr. (born October 8,1931) is an American businessman from Midland, Texas. He was the unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1990 against the Democratic State Treasurer Ann Richards even though Williams initially led in opinion polls by twenty points.