Complex sentence: She then defeated Democratic Congressman Paul Hodes, with 60% of the vote in the general election, and was later sworn in to the U.S. Senate as a member of the 112th Congress, on January 3,2011.
Split into simpler sentences: She then defeated Democratic Congressman Paul Hodes, with 60% of the vote in the general election. She was later sworn in to the U.S. Senate as a member of the 112th Congress on January 3,2011.