Original sentence: As the Democratic committeeman for Chicago's 23rd Ward, he was able to persuade the state Democratic Party to select his son to replace him on the ballot This was a somewhat controversial move in that it allowed the younger Lipinski to sidestep the Democratic primary and succeed his father in office with only token Republican opposition.. However, the 3rd has been reliably Democratic in recent years, and it is likely Lipinski would have won the election in any case
Edited sentence: As the Democratic committeeman for Chicago's 23rd Ward, he was able to persuade the state Democratic Party to select his son to replace him on the ballot This was a somewhat controversial move in that it allowed the younger Lipinski to sidestep the Democratic primary and succeed his father in office with only token Republican opposition, meaning that he was not elected by the people of his district.. However, the 3rd has been reliably Democratic in recent years, and it is likely Lipinski would have won the election in any case