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.
No.Lieutenant GovernorTerm in officeGovernorNotesMonarch
1Thomas Broughton

November 22, 1737
Arthur Middleton
Died in officeGeorge II
1Thomas Broughton

November 22, 1737
Robert JohnsonDied in officeGeorge II
2William Bull I

March 21, 1755
James GlenDied in officeGeorge II
3William Bull II

March 26, 1776
James GlenSon of his predecessor
Died in office
George II
3William Bull II

March 26, 1776
William LytteltonSon of his predecessor
Died in office
George III
3William Bull II

March 26, 1776
Thomas BooneSon of his predecessor
Died in office
George III
3William Bull II

March 26, 1776
Lord Charles MontaguSon of his predecessor
Died in office
George III
3William Bull II

March 26, 1776
Lord William CampbellSon 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.
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Lieutenant Governors in Early and Antebellum America

The General Assembly chose the Lieutenant Governor for a term of two years.
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Lieutenant Governors post-Civil War through the present

First Constitution of South Carolina to provide for the direct election of the Lieutenant Governor.
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Living former Lieutenant Governors of South Carolina

, nine former lieutenant governors of South Carolina were alive, the oldest being Nick Theodore. The most recent death of a former lieutenant governor of South Carolina was that of Fritz Hollings, on April 6, 2019. The most recently serving lieutenant governor of South Carolina to die was Nancy Stevenson on May 31, 2001.
Lt. GovernorPartyLt. Gubernatorial termDate of birth
Michael R. DanielDemocratic1983–1987
Nick TheodoreDemocratic1987–1995
Bob PeelerRepublican1995–2003
André BauerRepublican2003–2011
Ken ArdRepublican2011–2012
Glenn F. McConnellRepublican2012–2014
Yancey McGillDemocratic2014–2015
Henry McMasterRepublican2015–2017
Kevin L. BryantRepublican2017–2019