| Country: | South Ossetia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 2012 South Ossetian presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Election Date: | 9 April 2017 |
| Next Election: | 2022 South Ossetian presidential election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Turnout: | 79.63% |
| Image1: | Anatoly Bibilov (2018, cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Anatoly Bibilov |
| Party1: | United Ossetia |
| Popular Vote1: | 17,736 |
| Percentage1: | 54.80% |
| Nominee2: | Leonid Tibilov |
| Party2: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 10,909 |
| Percentage2: | 33.71% |
| Image3: | Alan Gagloyev (2023-03-15) 02 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee3: | Alan Gagloev |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote3: | 3,291 |
| Percentage3: | 10.17% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Leonid Tibilov |
| Before Party: | Independent politician |
| After Election: | Anatoly Bibilov |
| After Party: | United Ossetia |
Presidential elections were held in South Ossetia on 9 April 2017 alongside a referendum on changing the official name of the state to "Republic of South Ossetia–the State of Alania", or "South Ossetia–Alania" for short.[1] Incumbent President Leonid Tibilov ran for a second and final term in office,[2] but was defeated by Anatoly Bibilov of the United Ossetia party.
The date was set by Parliament on 18 January 2017.[2]
| Date | Pollster | Tibilov | Bibilov | Gagloev | Against all | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | United Ossetia | Independent | ||||
| 9 April 2017 | Election | 33.7% | 54.8% | 10.2% | 1.3% | 0% |
| 4 April 2017 | South Osetia Research Institute | 40.7% | 23.6% | 19.9% | – | 15.8% |
The final result had Bibilov well out in front with 55% of the vote.