| Election Name: | 1822 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1820 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1820 |
| Next Election: | 1824 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1824 |
| Election Date: | 7 December 1822 |
| Nominee1: | John Lyde Wilson |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 83 |
| Percentage1: | 52.53% |
| Nominee2: | Benjamin Huger |
| Party2: | Federalist Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 72 |
| Percentage2: | 45.57% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Thomas Bennett Jr. |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | John Lyde Wilson |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1822 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 7 December 1822 in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent President of the South Carolina Senate John Lyde Wilson was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly against Federalist candidate and former President of the South Carolina Senate Benjamin Huger.[1]
On election day, 7 December 1822, Democratic-Republican candidate John Lyde Wilson was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 11 votes against his opponent Federalist candidate Benjamin Huger, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Wilson was sworn in as the 49th Governor of South Carolina on 3 January 1823.[2]