South Carolina state executive offices

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State executive offices

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Elections

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Ballotpedia covers 15 state executive offices in the state of South Carolina. The executive branch is governed by Article IV of the South Carolina Constitution.

State executive organization

Executive officials in South Carolina are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges. The following chart details the relationship among different branches of South Carolina's state government:

Click here to view a large scale image of the South Carolina state government organizational chart.

Current officeholders

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Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office
Attorney General of South Carolina	Alan Wilson	Republican	January 12, 2011
Governor of South Carolina	Henry McMaster	Republican	January 24, 2017
Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina	Pamela Evette	Republican	January 9, 2019
South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture	Hugh Weathers	Republican	2005
South Carolina Comptroller General	Brian Gaines	Democratic	May 12, 2023
South Carolina Director of Insurance	Michael Wise	Nonpartisan	May 11, 2023
South Carolina Director of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation	Emily Farr	Nonpartisan	August 17, 2016
South Carolina Director of Natural Resources	Robert Boyles	Nonpartisan	June 1, 2019
South Carolina Public Service Commissioner	Florence Belser	Nonpartisan	February 19, 2019
South Carolina Public Service Commissioner	Stephen Caston	Nonpartisan	September 24, 2020
South Carolina Public Service Commissioner	Delton Powers, Jr.	Nonpartisan	September 24, 2020
South Carolina Public Service Commissioner	Headen Thomas	Nonpartisan	September 24, 2020
South Carolina Public Service Commissioner	Carolyn Williams	Nonpartisan	September 24, 2020
South Carolina Public Service Commissioner	Justin Williams	Nonpartisan	2018
South Carolina Public Service Commissioner	Vacant
South Carolina Secretary of State	Mark Hammond	Republican	2003
South Carolina State Auditor	George L. Kennedy, III	Nonpartisan	2015
South Carolina Superintendent of Education	Ellen Weaver	Republican	January 11, 2023
South Carolina Treasurer	Curtis Loftis	Republican	2011

Elections

2024

There were no state executive offices up for election in South Carolina in 2024.

2023

There were no state executive elections in South Carolina in 2023.

2022

See also: South Carolina state executive official elections, 2022

The following state executive offices were up for election in South Carolina in 2022:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Comptroller
Superintendent of Education
Agriculture Commissioner

2021

There were no state executive elections in South Carolina in 2021.

2020

There were no state executive offices up for election in South Carolina in 2020.

2019

There were no state executive offices up for election in South Carolina in 2019.

2018

See also: South Carolina state executive official elections, 2018

The following state executive offices were up for election in South Carolina in 2018:

Governor
Lieutenant governor
Attorney general
Secretary of state
Treasurer
Comptroller
Agriculture commissioner
Superintendent of education

2017

There were no state executive offices up for election in South Carolina in 2017.

2016

There were no state executive offices up for election in South Carolina in 2016.

2015

There were no state executive elections in South Carolina in 2015.

2014

See also: South Carolina state executive official elections, 2014

The following state executive offices were up for election in South Carolina in 2014:

• Governor of South Carolina
• Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
• South Carolina Attorney General
• South Carolina Secretary of State
• South Carolina Treasurer
• South Carolina Controller
• South Carolina Superintendent
• South Carolina Agriculture Commissioner
• South Carolina Adjutant General

2013

There were no state executive elections in South Carolina in 2013.

2012

There were no state executive elections in South Carolina in 2012.