Complex sentence: Wilson lost his council seat in the 2000 municipal election, narrowly falling to challenger Sam Merulla following what he described as the "ugliest" and "dirtiest" campaign he had ever seen.
Split into simpler sentences: Wilson lost his council seat in the 2000 municipal election, narrowly falling to challenger Sam Merulla. Wilson he described the campaign as "ugliest" and "dirtiest" he had ever seen.