# List of lieutenant governors of South Carolina

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) :
| No. | Lieutenant Governor | Term in office | Governor | Notes | Monarch |
| 1 | Thomas Broughton | January 1, 1730 – November 22, 1737 | Arthur Middleton | Died in office | George II |
| 1 | Thomas Broughton | January 1, 1730 – November 22, 1737 | Robert Johnson | Died in office | George II |
| 2 | William Bull I | December 23, 1738 – March 21, 1755 | James Glen | Died in office | George II |
| 3 | William Bull II | March 21, 1755 – March 26, 1776 | James Glen | Son of his predecessor Died in office | George II |
| 3 | William Bull II | March 21, 1755 – March 26, 1776 | William Lyttelton | Son of his predecessor Died in office | George III |
| 3 | William Bull II | March 21, 1755 – March 26, 1776 | Thomas Boone | Son of his predecessor Died in office | George III |
| 3 | William Bull II | March 21, 1755 – March 26, 1776 | Lord Charles Montagu | Son of his predecessor Died in office | George III |
| 3 | William Bull II | March 21, 1755 – March 26, 1776 | Lord William Campbell | Son of his predecessor Died in office | George III |

## 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

No party (2)
Vice presidents of the State of South Carolina (1776 to 1779) :
| No. | Image | Vice President | Vice President | Party | Term in office | President | Notes |
| 4 | | | Henry Laurens | Independent | March 26, 1776 – January 10, 1777 | John Rutledge | Officially titled "Vice President" |
| Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | until June 24, 1777 | John Rutledge | |
| 5 | | | James Parsons | Independent | June 24, 1777 – January 9, 1779 | John Rutledge | Officially titled "Vice President" |
| 5 | | | James Parsons | Independent | June 24, 1777 – January 9, 1779 | Rawlins Lowndes | Officially titled "Vice President" |

### Lieutenant governors in early and antebellum America

The General Assembly chose the lieutenant governor for a term of two years.

#### Parties

No party (6)  Federalist (5)  Democratic-Republican (16)  Nullifier (Democratic) (3)  Democratic (16)
Lieutenant governors of the State of South Carolina (1779 to 1865) :
| No. | Image | Lieutenant Governor | Lieutenant Governor | Party | Term in office | Governor | Governor | Notes |
| 6 | | | Thomas Bee | Independent | January 9, 1779 – January 24, 1780 | | John Rutledge | |
| 7 | | | Christopher Gadsden | Independent | January 24, 1780 – January 31, 1782 | | John Rutledge | |
| 8 | | | Richard Hutson | Independent | January 31, 1782 – February 4, 1783 | | John Mathews | |
| 9 | | | Richard Beresford | Independent | February 4, 1783 – March 15, 1783 | | Benjamin Guerard | Shortest term (39 days) Resigned |
| - | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | until February 16, 1784 | | Benjamin Guerard | |
| 10 | | | William Moultrie | Independent | February 16, 1784 – February 11, 1785 | | Benjamin Guerard | |
| 11 | | | Charles Drayton | Independent | February 11, 1785 – February 20, 1787 | | William Moultrie | |
| 12 | | | Thomas Gadsden | Federalist | February 20, 1787 – January 26, 1789 | | Thomas Pinckney | |
| 13 | | | Alexander Gillon | Federalist | January 26, 1789 – February 15, 1791 | | Charles Pinckney | |
| 14 | | | Isaac Holmes | Federalist | February 15, 1791 – December 5, 1792 | | Charles Pinckney | |
| 15 | | | James Ladson | Federalist | December 5, 1792 – December 17, 1794 | | William Moultrie | |
| 16 | | | Lewis Morris | Federalist | December 17, 1794 – December 8, 1796 | | Arnoldus Vanderhorst | |
| 17 | | | Robert Anderson | Democratic-Republican | December 8, 1796 – December 18, 1798 | | Charles Pinckney | |
| 18 | | | John Drayton | Democratic-Republican | December 18, 1798 – January 23, 1800 | | Edward Rutledge | Succeeded to governorship |
| - | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | until December 4, 1800 | | | |
| 19 | | | Richard Winn | Democratic-Republican | December 4, 1800 – December 8, 1802 | | John Drayton | |
| 20 | | | Ezekiel Pickens | Democratic-Republican | December 8, 1802 – December 7, 1804 | | James Burchill Richardson | |
| 21 | | | Thomas Sumter Jr. | Democratic-Republican | December 7, 1804 – December 9, 1806 | | Paul Hamilton | |
| 22 | | | John Hopkins | Democratic-Republican | December 9, 1806 – December 10, 1808 | | Charles Pinckney | |
| 23 | | | Frederick Nance | Democratic-Republican | December 10, 1808 – December 8, 1810 | | John Drayton | |
| 24 | | | Samuel Farrow | Democratic-Republican | December 8, 1810 – December 10, 1812 | | Henry Middleton | |
| 25 | | | Eldred Simkins | Democratic-Republican | December 10, 1812 – December 10, 1814 | | Joseph Alston | |
| 26 | | | Robert Creswell | Democratic-Republican | December 10, 1814 – December 5, 1816 | | David Rogerson Williams | |
| 27 | | | John A. Cuthbert | Democratic-Republican | December 5, 1816 – December 8, 1818 | | Andrew Pickens | |
| 28 | | | William Youngblood | Democratic-Republican | December 8, 1818 – December 7, 1820 | | John Geddes | |
| 29 | | | William Pinckney | Democratic-Republican | December 7, 1820 – December 7, 1822 | | Thomas Bennett Jr. | |
| 30 | | | Henry Bradley | Democratic-Republican | December 7, 1822 – December 3, 1824 | | John Lyde Wilson | |
| 31 | | | William Bull | Democratic-Republican | December 3, 1824 – December 9, 1826 | | Richard Irvine Manning I | |
| 32 | | | James Witherspoon | Democratic-Republican | December 9, 1826 – December 10, 1828 | | John Taylor | |
| 33 | | | Thomas Williams | Nullifier (Democratic) | December 10, 1828 – December 9, 1830 | | Stephen Decatur Miller | |
| 34 | | | Patrick Noble | Nullifier (Democratic) | December 9, 1830 – December 10, 1832 | | James Hamilton Jr. | |
| 35 | | | Charles Cotesworth Pinckney II | Nullifier (Democratic) | December 10, 1832 – December 9, 1834 | | Robert Young Hayne | |
| 36 | | | Whitemarsh B. Seabrook | Democratic | December 9, 1834 – December 10, 1836 | | George McDuffie | |
| 37 | | | William DuBose | Democratic | December 10, 1836 – December 7, 1838 | | Pierce Mason Butler | |
| 38 | | | Barnabas Kelet Henagan | Democratic | December 7, 1838 – April 7, 1840 | | Patrick Noble | Succeeded to governorship |
| - | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | until December 9, 1840 | | | |
| 39 | | | William K. Clowney | Democratic | December 9, 1840 – December 8, 1842 | | John Peter Richardson II | |
| 40 | | | Isaac Donnom Witherspoon | Democratic | December 8, 1842 – December 7, 1844 | | James Henry Hammond | |
| 41 | | | J.F. Ervin | Democratic | December 7, 1844 – December 7, 1846 | | William Aiken | |
| 42 | | | William Cain | Democratic | December 8, 1846 – December 12, 1848 | | David Johnson | |
| 43 | | | William Henry Gist | Democratic | December 12, 1848 – December 13, 1850 | | Whitemarsh B. Seabrook | |
| 44 | | | Joshua John Ward | Democratic | December 13, 1850 – December 9, 1852 | | John Hugh Means | |
| 45 | | | James Irby | Democratic | December 9, 1852 – December 11, 1854 | | John Lawrence Manning | |
| 46 | | | Richard de Treville | Democratic | December 11, 1854 – December 9, 1856 | | James Hopkins Adams | |
| 47 | | | Gabriel Cannon | Democratic | December 9, 1856 – December 10, 1858 | | Robert F.W. Allston | |
| 48 | | | M. E. Carn | Democratic | December 10, 1858 – December 14, 1860 | | William Henry Gist | |
| 49 | | | William Harllee | Confederate Democratic | December 14, 1860 – December 17, 1862 | | Francis Wilkinson Pickens | |
| 50 | | | Plowden Weston | Confederate Democratic | December 17, 1862 – January 25, 1864 | | Milledge Luke Bonham | Died in office |
| - | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | until December 18, 1864 | | | |
| 51 | | | Robert McCaw | Confederate Democratic | December 18, 1864 – May 25, 1865 | | Andrew Gordon Magrath | Overthrown by Union Army at the end of the Civil War; government disestablished. |
| - | Office abolished until government reinstated under new constitution November 30, 1865 | Office abolished until government reinstated under new constitution November 30, 1865 | Office abolished until government reinstated under new constitution November 30, 1865 | Office abolished until government reinstated under new constitution November 30, 1865 | Office abolished until government reinstated under new constitution November 30, 1865 | Office abolished until government reinstated under new constitution November 30, 1865 | 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:  Democratic (32)  Republican (9)  No party (1)
Lieutenant governors of the State of South Carolina (1865 to 1868) :
| No. | Image | Lieutenant Governor | Lieutenant Governor | Party | Term in office | Election | Governor | Governor | Notes |
| 52 | | | William Porter | Independent | November 30, 1865 – July 6, 1868 | 1865 | | James Lawrence Orr | First popularly elected lieutenant governor |
| 53 | | | Lemuel Boozer | Republican | July 6, 1868 – December 3, 1870 | 1868 | | Robert Kingston Scott | |
| 54 | | | Alonzo J. Ransier | Republican | December 3, 1870 – December 7, 1872 | 1870 | | Robert Kingston Scott | First black lieutenant governor |
| 55 | | | Richard Howell Gleaves | Republican | December 7, 1872 – December 14, 1876 | 1872 | | Franklin J. Moses, Jr. | Second black lieutenant governor Haitian-American Lost reelection |
| 55 | | | Richard Howell Gleaves | Republican | December 7, 1872 – December 14, 1876 | 1874 | | Daniel Henry Chamberlain | Second black lieutenant governor Haitian-American Lost reelection |
| - | Disputed | Disputed | Disputed | Disputed | Disputed | Disputed between Gleaves and William Dunlap Simpson. Two governments were formed during this time. Main article: Disputed government of South Carolina of 1876-77 | Disputed between Gleaves and William Dunlap Simpson. Two governments were formed during this time. Main article: Disputed government of South Carolina of 1876-77 | Disputed between Gleaves and William Dunlap Simpson. Two governments were formed during this time. Main article: Disputed government of South Carolina of 1876-77 | Disputed between Gleaves and William Dunlap Simpson. Two governments were formed during this time. Main article: Disputed government of South Carolina of 1876-77 |
| 56 | | | William Dunlap Simpson | Democratic | December 14, 1876 – February 26, 1879 | 1876 | | Wade Hampton III | Succeeded to governorship |
| 56 | | | William Dunlap Simpson | Democratic | December 14, 1876 – February 26, 1879 | 1878 | | Wade Hampton III | Succeeded to governorship |
| - | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | until November 30, 1880 | | | | |
| 57 | | | John D. Kennedy | Democratic | November 30, 1880 – December 1, 1882 | 1880 | | Johnson Hagood | |
| 58 | | | John Calhoun Sheppard | Democratic | December 1, 1882 – July 10, 1886 | 1882 | | Hugh Smith Thompson | Succeeded to governorship |
| 58 | | | John Calhoun Sheppard | Democratic | December 1, 1882 – July 10, 1886 | 1884 | | Hugh Smith Thompson | Succeeded to governorship |
| - | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | until November 30, 1886 | | | | |
| 59 | | | William L. Mauldin | Democratic | December 30, 1886 – December 4, 1890 | 1886 | | Hugh Smith Thompson | |
| 59 | | | William L. Mauldin | Democratic | December 30, 1886 – December 4, 1890 | 1888 | | Hugh Smith Thompson | |
| 60 | | | Eugene B. Gary | Democratic | December 4, 1890 – December 22, 1893 | 1890 | | Benjamin Tillman | Resigned |
| 60 | | | Eugene B. Gary | Democratic | December 4, 1890 – December 22, 1893 | 1892 | | Benjamin Tillman | Resigned |
| 61 | | | Washington H. Timmerman | Democratic | December 22, 1893 – January 18, 1897 | 1892 | | Benjamin Tillman | |
| 61 | | | Washington H. Timmerman | Democratic | December 22, 1893 – January 18, 1897 | 1894 | | John Gary Evans | |
| 62 | | | Miles Benjamin McSweeney | Democratic | January 18, 1897 – June 2, 1899 | 1896 | | William Haselden Ellerbe | Succeeded to governorship |
| 62 | | | Miles Benjamin McSweeney | Democratic | January 18, 1897 – June 2, 1899 | 1898 | | William Haselden Ellerbe | Succeeded to governorship |
| 63 | | | Robert B. Scarborough | Democratic | June 2, 1899 – January 15, 1901 | 1898 | | Miles Benjamin McSweeney | Not elected |
| 64 | | | James Tillman | Democratic | January 15, 1901 – January 20, 1903 | 1900 | | Miles Benjamin McSweeney | |
| 65 | | | John Sloan | Democratic | January 20, 1903 – January 15, 1907 | 1902 | | Duncan Clinch Heyward | |
| 65 | | | John Sloan | Democratic | January 20, 1903 – January 15, 1907 | 1904 | | Duncan Clinch Heyward | |
| 66 | | | Thomas Gordon McLeod | Democratic | January 15, 1907 – January 17, 1911 | 1906 | | Martin Frederick Ansel | |
| 66 | | | Thomas Gordon McLeod | Democratic | January 15, 1907 – January 17, 1911 | 1908 | | Martin Frederick Ansel | |
| 67 | | | Charles Aurelius Smith | Democratic | January 17, 1911 – January 14, 1915 | 1910 | | Coleman Livingston Blease | Succeeded to governorship |
| 67 | | | Charles Aurelius Smith | Democratic | January 17, 1911 – January 14, 1915 | 1912 | | Coleman Livingston Blease | Succeeded to governorship |
| - | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | until January 19, 1915 | | | | |
| 68 | | | Andrew Bethea | Democratic | January 19, 1915 – January 21, 1919 | 1914 | | Richard Irvine Manning III | |
| 68 | | | Andrew Bethea | Democratic | January 19, 1915 – January 21, 1919 | 1916 | | Richard Irvine Manning III | |
| 69 | | | Junius T. Liles | Democratic | January 21, 1919 – January 18, 1921 | 1918 | | Robert Archer Cooper |
| 70 | | | Wilson Godfrey Harvey | Democratic | January 18, 1921 – May 20, 1922 | 1920 | | Robert Archer Cooper | Succeeded to governorship |
| - | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | until January 16, 1923 | | | | |
| 71 | | | E. B. Jackson | Democratic | January 16, 1923 – January 18, 1927 | 1922 | | Thomas Gordon McLeod | |
| 71 | | | E. B. Jackson | Democratic | January 16, 1923 – January 18, 1927 | 1924 | | Thomas Gordon McLeod | |
| 72 | | | Thomas Bothwell Butler | Democratic | January 18, 1927 – January 5, 1931 | 1926 | | John Gardiner Richards, Jr. | First elected to four-year term Died in office |
| - | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | until January 20, 1931 | | | | |
| 73 | | | James O. Sheppard | Democratic | January 20, 1931 – January 15, 1935 | 1930 | | Ibra Charles Blackwood | |
| 74 | | | Joseph Emile Harley | Democratic | January 15, 1935 – November 4, 1941 | 1934 | | Olin D. Johnston | Succeeded to governorship |
| 74 | | | Joseph Emile Harley | Democratic | January 15, 1935 – November 4, 1941 | 1938 | | Burnet R. Maybank | Succeeded to governorship |
| - | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | until January 19, 1943 | | | | |
| 75 | | | Ransome Judson Williams | Democratic | January 19, 1943 – January 2, 1945 | 1942 | | Olin D. Johnston | Succeeded to governorship |
| - | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | until January 21, 1947 | | | | |
| 76 | | | George Bell Timmerman, Jr. | Democratic | January 21, 1947 – January 18, 1955 | 1946 | | Strom Thurmond |
| 76 | | | George Bell Timmerman, Jr. | Democratic | January 21, 1947 – January 18, 1955 | 1950 | | James F. Byrnes |
| 77 | | | Fritz Hollings | Democratic | January 18, 1955 – January 20, 1959 | 1954 | | George Bell Timmerman, Jr. | |
| 78 | | | Burnet R. Maybank Jr. | Democratic | January 20, 1959 – January 15, 1963 | 1958 | | Fritz Hollings | |
| 79 | | | Robert Evander McNair | Democratic | January 15, 1963 – April 22, 1965 | 1962 | | Donald S. Russell | Succeeded to governorship |
| - | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | until January 17, 1967 | | | | |
| 80 | | | John C. West | Democratic | January 17, 1967 – January 19, 1971 | 1966 | | Robert Evander McNair | |
| 81 | | | Earle Morris, Jr. | Democratic | January 19, 1971 – January 21, 1975 | 1970 | | John C. West | |
| 82 | | | W. Brantley Harvey, Jr. | Democratic | January 21, 1975 – January 10, 1979 | 1974 | | James B. Edwards | |
| 83 | | | Nancy Stevenson | Democratic | January 10, 1979 – January 12, 1983 | 1978 | | Richard Riley | First female lieutenant governor |
| 84 | | | Michael R. Daniel | Democratic | January 12, 1983 – January 14, 1987 | 1982 | | Richard Riley | |
| 85 | | | Nick Theodore | Democratic | January 14, 1987 – January 11, 1995 | 1986 | | Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. | |
| 85 | | | Nick Theodore | Democratic | January 14, 1987 – January 11, 1995 | 1990 | | Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. | |
| 86 | | | Bob Peeler | Republican | January 11, 1995 – January 15, 2003 | 1994 | | David Beasley | |
| 86 | | | Bob Peeler | Republican | January 11, 1995 – January 15, 2003 | 1998 | | Jim Hodges | |
| 87 | | | André Bauer | Republican | January 15, 2003 – January 12, 2011 | 2002 | | Mark Sanford | |
| 87 | | | André Bauer | Republican | January 15, 2003 – January 12, 2011 | 2006 | | Mark Sanford | |
| 88 | | | Ken Ard | Republican | January 12, 2011 – March 9, 2012 | 2010 | | Nikki Haley | Resigned |
| - | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | until March 13, 2012 | 2010 | | Nikki Haley | |
| 89 | | | Glenn F. McConnell | Republican | March 13, 2012 – June 18, 2014 | 2010 | | Nikki Haley | Resigned |
| 90 | | | Yancey McGill | Democratic | June 18, 2014 – January 14, 2015 | 2010 | | Nikki Haley | |
| 91 | | | Henry McMaster | Republican | January 14, 2015 – January 24, 2017 | 2014 | | Nikki Haley | Succeeded to governorship |
| - | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | until January 25, 2017 | 2014 | | Nikki Haley | |
| 92 | | | Kevin L. Bryant | Republican | January 25, 2017 – January 9, 2019 | 2014 | | Henry McMaster | |
| 93 | | | Pamela Evette | Republican | January 9, 2019 – Present | 2018 | | Henry McMaster | First elected on same ticket as governor |
| 93 | | | Pamela Evette | Republican | January 9, 2019 – Present | 2022 | | Henry McMaster | First elected on same ticket as governor |