The lieutenant governor of South Carolina is the second-in-command to the governor of South Carolina. This is a list of lieutenant governors of the U.S. state of South Carolina, 1730 to present.
Royal period (1719–1776) The lieutenant governor position was created by the British government under the control of the Board of Trade in 1729 for a term beginning on January 1, 1730. Prior to that, the Governor appointed a deputy governor to act in his stead during his absence. There were only three lieutenant governors during the Royal period and two were father and son.
+ Lieutenant governors of South Carolina (1730 to 1776) ImageLieutenant GovernorTerm in officeGovernor Notes Monarch1Thomas Broughton–November 22, 1737Arthur MiddletonDied in officeGeorge IIRobert Johnson2William Bull I–March 21, 1755James GlenDied in office3William Bull II–March 26, 1776Son of his predecessor Died in officeWilliam LytteltonGeorge IIIThomas BooneLord Charles MontaguLord William Campbell
Statehood period (1776–present)
Vice presidents under the Constitution of 1776 The General Assembly chose the vice president for a term of two years.
Parties (2)
+ Vice presidents of the State of South Carolina (1776 to 1779)ImageVice President PartyTerm in officePresident Notes4 Henry LaurensIndependent–January 10, 1777 John RutledgeOfficially titled "Vice President" Vacantuntil June 24, 17775 James ParsonsIndependent–January 9, 1779Officially titled "Vice President" Rawlins Lowndes
Lieutenant governors in early and antebellum America The General Assembly chose the lieutenant governor for a term of two years.
Parties (6) (5) (16) (3) (16)
+ Lieutenant governors of the State of South Carolina (1779 to 1865)ImageLieutenant GovernorPartyTerm in officeGovernor Notes6 Thomas BeeIndependent–January 24, 1780 John Rutledge7 Christopher GadsdenIndependent–January 31, 1782 8 Richard HutsonIndependent–February 4, 1783 John Mathews9 Richard BeresfordIndependent–March 15, 1783 Benjamin GuerardShortest term (39 days) Resigned - Vacantuntil February 16, 1784 10 William MoultrieIndependent–February 11, 178511 Charles DraytonIndependent–February 20, 1787 William Moultrie12 Thomas GadsdenFederalist–January 26, 1789 Thomas Pinckney13 Alexander GillonFederalist–February 15, 1791 Charles Pinckney14 Isaac HolmesFederalist–December 5, 179215 James LadsonFederalist–December 17, 1794 William Moultrie16 Lewis MorrisFederalist–December 8, 1796 Arnoldus Vanderhorst17 Robert AndersonDemocratic-Republican–December 18, 1798 Charles Pinckney18 John DraytonDemocratic-Republican–January 23, 1800 Edward RutledgeSucceeded to governorship - Vacantuntil December 4, 1800 19 Richard WinnDemocratic-Republican–December 8, 1802 John Drayton20 Ezekiel PickensDemocratic-Republican–December 7, 1804 James Burchill Richardson21 Thomas Sumter Jr.Democratic-Republican–December 9, 1806 Paul Hamilton22 John HopkinsDemocratic-Republican–December 10, 1808 Charles Pinckney23 Frederick NanceDemocratic-Republican–December 8, 1810 John Drayton24 Samuel FarrowDemocratic-Republican–December 10, 1812 Henry Middleton25 Eldred SimkinsDemocratic-Republican–December 10, 1814 Joseph Alston26 Robert CreswellDemocratic-Republican–December 5, 1816 David Rogerson Williams27 John A. CuthbertDemocratic-Republican–December 8, 1818 Andrew Pickens28 William YoungbloodDemocratic-Republican–December 7, 1820 John Geddes29 William PinckneyDemocratic-Republican–December 7, 1822 Thomas Bennett Jr.30 Henry BradleyDemocratic-Republican–December 3, 1824 John Lyde Wilson31 William BullDemocratic-Republican–December 9, 1826 Richard Irvine Manning I32 James WitherspoonDemocratic-Republican–December 10, 1828 John Taylor33 Thomas WilliamsNullifier (Democratic)–December 9, 1830 Stephen Decatur Miller34 Patrick NobleNullifier (Democratic)–December 10, 1832 James Hamilton Jr.35 Charles Cotesworth Pinckney IINullifier (Democratic)–December 9, 1834 Robert Young Hayne36 Whitemarsh B. SeabrookDemocratic–December 10, 1836 George McDuffie37 William DuBoseDemocratic–December 7, 1838 Pierce Mason Butler38 Barnabas Kelet HenaganDemocratic–April 7, 1840 Patrick NobleSucceeded to governorship - Vacantuntil December 9, 1840 39 William K. ClowneyDemocratic–December 8, 1842 John Peter Richardson II40 Isaac Donnom WitherspoonDemocratic–December 7, 1844 James Henry Hammond41 John Fulton ErvinDemocratic–December 7, 1846 William Aiken42 William CainDemocratic–December 12, 1848 David Johnson43 William Henry GistDemocratic–December 13, 1850 Whitemarsh B. Seabrook44 Joshua John WardDemocratic–December 9, 1852 John Hugh Means45 James IrbyDemocratic–December 11, 1854 John Lawrence Manning46 Richard de TrevilleDemocratic–December 9, 1856 James Hopkins Adams47 Gabriel CannonDemocratic–December 10, 1858 Robert F.W. Allston48 M. E. CarnDemocratic–December 14, 1860 William Henry Gist49 William HarlleeConfederate Democratic–December 17, 1862 Francis Wilkinson Pickens50 Plowden WestonConfederate Democratic–January 25, 1864 Milledge Luke BonhamDied in office - Vacantuntil December 18, 1864 51 Robert McCawConfederate Democratic–May 25, 1865 Andrew Gordon MagrathOverthrown by Union Army at the end of the Civil War; government disestablished. - Office abolished until government reinstated under new constitution November 30, 1865
Lieutenant governors post-Civil War through the present First Constitution of South Carolina to provide for the direct election of the lieutenant governor. 2-year term, 1868-1927, no limit 4-year term, 1927–present, no limit
Legend:
+ Lieutenant governors of the State of South Carolina (1865 to 1868)ImageLieutenant GovernorPartyTerm in officeElectionGovernor Notes52 William PorterIndependent–July 6, 18681865 James Lawrence OrrFirst popularly elected lieutenant governor53 Lemuel BoozerRepublican–December 3, 18701868 Robert Kingston Scott54 Alonzo J. RansierRepublican–December 7, 18721870 First black lieutenant governor55 Richard Howell GleavesRepublican–December 14, 18761872 Franklin J. Moses, Jr.Second black lieutenant governor Haitian-American Lost reelection1874Daniel Henry Chamberlain - DisputedDisputed between Gleaves and William Dunlap Simpson. Two governments were formed during this time. 56 William Dunlap SimpsonDemocratic–February 26, 18791876 Wade Hampton IIISucceeded to governorship1878 - Vacantuntil November 30, 1880 57 John D. KennedyDemocratic–December 1, 18821880 Johnson Hagood58 John Calhoun SheppardDemocratic–July 10, 18861882 Hugh Smith ThompsonSucceeded to governorship1884 - Vacantuntil November 30, 1886 59 William L. MauldinDemocratic–December 4, 18901886 Hugh Smith Thompson188860 Eugene B. GaryDemocratic–December 22, 18931890 Benjamin TillmanResigned189261 Washington H. TimmermanDemocratic–January 18, 18971894 John Gary Evans62 Miles Benjamin McSweeneyDemocratic–June 2, 18991896 William Haselden EllerbeSucceeded to governorship 189863 Robert B. ScarboroughDemocratic–January 15, 1901 Miles Benjamin McSweeneyNot elected64 James TillmanDemocratic–January 20, 19031900 65 John SloanDemocratic–January 15, 19071902 Duncan Clinch Heyward190466 Thomas Gordon McLeodDemocratic–January 17, 19111906 Martin Frederick Ansel 190867 Charles Aurelius SmithDemocratic–January 14, 19151910 Coleman Livingston BleaseSucceeded to governorship1912 - Vacantuntil January 19, 1915 68 Andrew BetheaDemocratic–January 21, 19191914 Richard Irvine Manning III191669 Junius T. LilesDemocratic–January 18, 19211918 Robert Archer Cooper70 Wilson Godfrey HarveyDemocratic–May 20, 19221920 Succeeded to governorship - Vacantuntil January 16, 1923 71 E. B. JacksonDemocratic–January 18, 19271922 Thomas Gordon McLeod192472 Thomas Bothwell ButlerDemocratic–January 5, 19311926 John Gardiner Richards, Jr.First elected to four-year term Died in office - Vacantuntil January 20, 1931 73 James O. SheppardDemocratic–January 15, 19351930 Ibra Charles Blackwood74 Joseph Emile HarleyDemocratic–November 4, 19411934 Olin D. JohnstonSucceeded to governorship1938 Burnet R. Maybank - Vacantuntil January 19, 1943 75 Ransome Judson WilliamsDemocratic–January 2, 19451942 Olin D. JohnstonSucceeded to governorship - Vacantuntil January 21, 1947 76 George Bell Timmerman, Jr.Democratic–January 18, 19551946 Strom Thurmond1950 James F. Byrnes77 Fritz HollingsDemocratic–January 20, 19591954 George Bell Timmerman, Jr.78 Burnet R. Maybank Jr.Democratic–January 15, 19631958 Fritz Hollings79 Robert Evander McNairDemocratic–April 22, 19651962 Donald S. RussellSucceeded to governorship - Vacantuntil January 17, 1967 80 John C. WestDemocratic–January 19, 19711966 Robert Evander McNair81 Earle Morris, Jr.Democratic–January 21, 19751970 John C. West82 W. Brantley Harvey, Jr.Democratic–January 10, 19791974 James B. Edwards83 Nancy StevensonDemocratic–January 12, 19831978 Richard RileyFirst female lieutenant governor84 Michael R. DanielDemocratic–January 14, 19871982 85 Nick TheodoreDemocratic–January 11, 19951986 Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.199086 Bob PeelerRepublican–January 15, 20031994 David Beasley1998 Jim Hodges87 André BauerRepublican–January 12, 20112002 Mark Sanford200688 Ken ArdRepublican–March 9, 20122010 Nikki HaleyResigned - Vacantuntil March 13, 2012 89 Glenn F. McConnellRepublican–June 18, 2014Resigned90 Yancey McGillDemocratic–January 14, 201591 Henry McMasterRepublican–January 24, 20172014Succeeded to governorship - Vacantuntil January 25, 2017 92 Kevin L. BryantRepublican–January 9, 2019 Henry McMaster93 Pamela EvetteRepublican–Present 2018First elected on same ticket as governor2022
Notes
See also Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina Governor of South Carolina List of governors of South Carolina
References
External links List of Lieutenant Governors for South Carolina Office of the Lieutenant Governor for South Carolina A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825