| Election Name: | 1860 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1858 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1858 |
| Next Election: | 1862 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1862 (Confederate) |
| Election Date: | 14 December 1860 |
| Nominee1: | Francis Wilkinson Pickens |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1 |
| Percentage1: | 100.00% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | William Henry Gist |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Francis Wilkinson Pickens |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1860 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 14 December 1860 in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic candidate and former United States Minister to Russia Francis Wilkinson Pickens 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, 14 December 1860, Democratic candidate Francis Wilkinson Pickens was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Pickens was sworn in as the 69th Governor of South Carolina that same day.[2]