| Election Name: | 1804 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1802 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1802 |
| Next Election: | 1806 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1806 |
| Election Date: | 7 December 1804 |
| Nominee1: | Paul Hamilton |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 1 |
| Percentage1: | 100.00% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | James Burchill Richardson |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | Paul Hamilton |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1804 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 7 December 1804 in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former South Carolina Comptroller General Paul Hamilton was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.[1]
On election day, 7 December 1804, Democratic-Republican candidate Paul Hamilton was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Hamilton was sworn in as the 42nd Governor of South Carolina on 3 January 1805.[2]