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 Governor | Term in office | Governor | Notes | Monarch |
| 1 | Thomas Broughton | – November 22, 1737 | Arthur Middleton | Died in office | George II |
| 1 | Thomas Broughton | – November 22, 1737 | Robert Johnson | Died in office | George II |
| 2 | William Bull I | – March 21, 1755 | James Glen | Died in office | George II |
| 3 | William Bull II | – March 26, 1776 | James Glen | Son of his predecessor Died in office | George II |
| 3 | William Bull II | – March 26, 1776 | William Lyttelton | Son of his predecessor Died in office | George III |
| 3 | William Bull II | – March 26, 1776 | Thomas Boone | Son of his predecessor Died in office | George III |
| 3 | William Bull II | – March 26, 1776 | Lord Charles Montagu | Son of his predecessor Died in office | George III |
| 3 | William Bull II | – 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
Lieutenant Governors in Early and Antebellum America
The General Assembly chose the Lieutenant Governor for a term of two years.;Parties
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
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. Governor | Party | Lt. Gubernatorial term | Date of birth |
| Michael R. Daniel | Democratic | 1983–1987 | |
| Nick Theodore | Democratic | 1987–1995 | |
| Bob Peeler | Republican | 1995–2003 | |
| André Bauer | Republican | 2003–2011 | |
| Ken Ard | Republican | 2011–2012 | |
| Glenn F. McConnell | Republican | 2012–2014 | |
| Yancey McGill | Democratic | 2014–2015 | |
| Henry McMaster | Republican | 2015–2017 | |
| Kevin L. Bryant | Republican | 2017–2019 |