Complex sentence: The general election will pit Republican Secretary of State Ken Blackwell against Democratic U.S. Representative Ted Strickland, who represents the 6th Congressional district, including Steubenville, Marietta and Portsmouth.
Split into simpler sentences: The general election will pit Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, a Republican, against U.S. Representative Ted Strickland, a Democrat. Strickland represents the 6th Congressional district, which includes Steubenville, Marietta and Portsmouth.