Complex sentence: McDonnell was elected Governor of Virginia using the campaign slogan, "Bob's for Jobs", defeating Democratic state Senator Creigh Deeds by a 17-point margin in a 2009 general election marked by the late-2000s recession.
Split into simpler sentences: McDonnell was elected Governor of Virginia using the campaign slogan, "Bob's for Jobs". He defeated Democratic state Senator Creigh Deeds by a 17-point margin in the 2009 general election, which was marked by the late-2000s recession.