| Election Name: | 2009 South African presidential election |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 South African presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2014 South African presidential election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Election Date: | 6 May 2009 |
| Nominee1: | Jacob Zuma |
| Party1: | African National Congress |
| Electoral Vote1: | 277 |
| Percentage1: | 85.5% |
| Nominee2: | Mvume Dandala |
| Party2: | Congress of the People (South African political party) |
| Electoral Vote2: | 47 |
| Percentage2: | 14.5% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Kgalema Motlanthe |
| Before Party: | African National Congress |
| After Election: | Jacob Zuma |
| After Party: | African National Congress |
An indirect presidential election was held in South Africa on 6 May 2009 following the general election on 22 April 2009. Jacob Zuma of the ruling African National Congress won the election with 277 votes (13 more than the number of seats held by the ANC), while Mvume Dandala of the Congress of the People got 47 votes. The 67 members of the official opposition Democratic Alliance abstained from voting.[1]