| Election Name: | 1818 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1816 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1816 |
| Next Election: | 1820 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1820 |
| Election Date: | 8 December 1818 |
| Nominee1: | John Geddes |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 81 |
| Percentage1: | 52.94% |
| Nominee2: | John Taylor |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 70 |
| Percentage2: | 45.75% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Andrew Pickens |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | John Geddes |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1818 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 8 December 1818 in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent member of the South Carolina Senate John Geddes was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator from South Carolina John Taylor.[1]
On election day, 8 December 1818, Democratic-Republican candidate John Geddes was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 11 votes against his opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate John Taylor, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Geddes was sworn in as the 47th Governor of South Carolina on 3 January 1819.[2]