<page_title> List of Governors of South Carolina </page_title> <section_title> Governors under the Constitution of 1868 </section_title> <table> <cell> 77 <col_header> # </col_header> <col_header> 74 </col_header> <col_header> 75 </col_header> <col_header> 76 </col_header> </cell> <cell> Wade Hampton III <col_header> Governor </col_header> <row_header> 77 </row_header> </cell> <cell> December 14, 1876 <col_header> Took Office </col_header> <row_header> 77 </row_header> </cell> <cell> February 26, 1879 <col_header> Left Office </col_header> <row_header> 77 </row_header> </cell> </table>
Hampton was elected as the 77th Governor of South Carolina, serving 1876-1879.