1820 South Carolina gubernatorial election

1820 South Carolina gubernatorial election

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Nominee Thomas Bennett Jr. John Taylor Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 113 47 Percentage 70.63% 29.37%

Governor before election John Geddes Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Thomas Bennett Jr. Democratic-Republican

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. ^[1]

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. ^[2]

Results

South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1820

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Thomas Bennett Jr.	113	70.63%
	Democratic-Republican	John Taylor	47	29.37%
Total votes			160	100.00%
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. "Thomas Bennett Jr". National Governors Association . Retrieved 2024-05-21.
2. "SC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. April 12, 2018. Retrieved 2024-05-21.