Complex sentence: In 1962, Perk was elected auditor of Cuyahoga County, the first Republican to win countywide office since the mid- 1930s; he was re-elected in 1966 and again in 1970.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1962, Perk was elected auditor of Cuyahoga County, the first Republican to win countywide office in a half century. He was re-elected in 1966 and again in 1970.