Complex sentence: In 1763 Hopkins once again beat out Ward in the election for governor, serving for the next two years, but in 1765 Ward, for the second time, won the contest between the two men.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1763 Hopkins once again beat out Ward in the election for governor, serving for the next two years. However, in 1765 Ward for the second time won the contest between the two men.