Complex sentence: Burr pulled even with Bowles in polls by Election Day and was carried to a 5% (52% -47%) victory, which some election watchers attributed to President Bush's high vote total in North Carolina.
Split into simpler sentences: Burr pulled even with Bowles in polls by Election Day. Burr won by 5% (52% -47%), which some election watchers attributed to President Bush's high vote total in North Carolina.