| Election Name: | 1816 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1814 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1814 |
| Next Election: | 1818 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1818 |
| Election Date: | 5 December 1816 |
| Nominee1: | Andrew Pickens |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 87 |
| Percentage1: | 54.72% |
| Nominee2: | Thomas Bennett Jr. |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 72 |
| Percentage2: | 45.28% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | David Rogerson Williams |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | Andrew Pickens |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1816 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 5 December 1816 in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate Andrew Pickens was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives Thomas Bennett Jr..[1]
On election day, 5 December 1816, Democratic-Republican candidate Andrew Pickens was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 15 votes against his opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Thomas Bennett Jr., thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Pickens was sworn in as the 46th Governor of South Carolina on 3 January 1817.[2]