| Election Name: | 1820 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1818 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1818 |
| Next Election: | 1822 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1822 |
| Election Date: | 7 December 1820 |
| Nominee1: | Thomas Bennett Jr. |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 113 |
| Percentage1: | 70.63% |
| Nominee2: | John Taylor |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 47 |
| Percentage2: | 29.37% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John Geddes |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | Thomas Bennett Jr. |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1820 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 7 December 1820 in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent member of the South Carolina Senate Thomas Bennett Jr. 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, 7 December 1820, Democratic-Republican candidate Thomas Bennett Jr. was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 66 votes against his opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate John Taylor, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Bennett was sworn in as the 48th Governor of South Carolina on 3 January 1821.[2]