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Ex-pro basketball player wins shot to become next governor of South Carolina

South Carolina Democratic voters chose a former basketball player-turned-state lawmaker as their nominee for the governorship on Tuesday.The Palmetto State is reliably red when it comes to the State House — with the most recent Democrat being Gov. Jim Hodges, who was defeated by scandal-plagued Republican Mark Sanford in 2002.However, three Democrats from across the party’s ideological spectrum vied for the chance to become the first Democrat elected governor this century.State Rep. Jermaine Johnson, who represents parts of Richland and Kershaw Counties, was declared the winner by the Associat...