Complex sentence: On November 8,1994, Watts was elected with 52 percent of the vote as the first black Republican U.S. Representative from south of the Mason-Dixon Line since Reconstruction, and he and Gary Franks of Connecticut were the only two black Republicans in the House.
Split into simpler sentences: On November 8,1994, Watts was elected with 52 percent of the vote as the first black Republican U.S. Representative from south of the Mason-Dixon Line since Reconstruction. He and Gary Franks of Connecticut were the only two black Republicans in the House.