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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]
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]
