Complex sentence: He won a second term on October 24,1987, when he defeated the Democrat Sal Lejarza, 10,128 votes (82.4 percent) to 2,160 (17.6 percent).
Split into simpler sentences: He won a second term on October 24,1987. He defeated the Democrat Sal Lejarza, 10,128 votes (82.4 percent) to 2,160 (17.6 percent).