Complex sentence: He won by 18 votes (out of 1,182 total) in the fourth round of balloting, defeating three conservative candidates and one fellow moderate, although one of his leading conservative opponents, Daniel Preus, went on to win the position of first vice president.
Split into simpler sentences: He won by 18 votes out of 1,182 total votes in the fourth round of balloting, defeating three conservative candidates and one fellow moderate. One of his leading conservative opponents, Daniel Preus, went on to win the position of first vice president.