Complex sentence: Benson began running for governor of New Hampshire in 2001, promising to use technology and greater efficiency to save money in state government, and he was elected governor on November 5,2002, in an open race to succeed the retiring governor, Jeanne Shaheen.
Split into simpler sentences: Benson began running for governor of New Hampshire in 2001, promising to use technology and greater efficiency to save money in state government. He was elected governor on November 5,2002, in an open race to succeed the retiring governor, Jeanne Shaheen.