1820 South Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1820 South Carolina gubernatorial election South Carolina Presidential no 1818 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1818 1822 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1822 December 7, 1820 125px Thomas Bennett Jr. Democratic-Republican Party 113 70.63% 125px John Taylor Democratic-Republican Party 47 29.37% Governor John Geddes Democratic-Republican Party Thomas Bennett Jr. Democratic-Republican Party The 1820 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 7, 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.Thomas Bennett Jr. https://www.nga.org/governor/thomas-bennett-jr/ 2024-05-21 National Governors Association General election On election day, December 7, 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 January 3, 1821.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=40584 SC Governor ourcampaigns.com April 12, 2018 2024-05-21 Results South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1820 Democratic-Republican Party Thomas Bennett Jr. 113 70.63% Democratic-Republican Party John Taylor 47 29.37% 160 100.00% Democratic-Republican Party References Category:1820 South Carolina elections Category:South Carolina gubernatorial elections Category:December 1820 Category:1820 United States gubernatorial elections Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States