Complex sentence: Watkins pg 41 The primary election also saw the lowest voter turnout in nearly forty years due to unusual rain, allowing Mecham to overcome a fifteen-point deficit in the polls to win the Republican nomination with 54% of the vote.
Split into simpler sentences: Watkins pg 41 The primary election also saw the lowest voter turnout in nearly forty years due to unusual rain. Mecham overcame a fifteen-point deficit in the polls to win the Republican nomination with 54% of the vote.