The 1986 South Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986, to elect the lieutenant governor of South Carolina. Incumbent Democrat Michael R. Daniel was term-limited and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor of South Carolina.
South Carolina state senator Nick Theodore won the election, defeating Republican U.S. Representative Thomas F. Hartnett by a narrow margin of just 1.88 percentage points.
General election Candidates Nick Theodore, South Carolina state senator (1981–1987) (Democratic) Thomas F. Hartnett. U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 1st congressional district (1981–1987) (Republican) Mark D. Johnson (Libertarian) Results
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