Complex sentence: Hoekstra was also a candidate for the United States Senate in 2012, he won the Republican primary with 54% of the vote, but later lost to Democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow in the general election.
Split into simpler sentences: Hoekstra was also a candidate for the United States Senate in 2012. He won the Republican primary with 54% of the vote, but later lost to Democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow in the general election.