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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2009 Ecuadorian general election▼
| country = Ecuador
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2006 Ecuadorian general election
| previous_year = 2006
| next_election = 2013 Ecuadorian general election
| next_year = 2013
| election_date = {{Start date|2009|04|26|df=y}}
| module = {{Infobox election
| embed = yes
▲| election_name = 2009 Ecuadorian generalPresidential election
| type = presidential
| image_size = 130x130px
<!-- Rafael Correa -->
| image1 = [[File:Rafaelcorrea08122006Rafael Correa Delgado.jpg|140x140px]]
| nominee1 = '''[[Rafael Correa]]'''
| party1 = PAIS Alliance
| running_mate1 = '''[[Lenin Moreno]]'''
| popular_vote1 = '''3,586,439'''▼
| seats1 = 59
| percentage1 = '''51.99%'''▼
| seat_change1 = -21
▲| popular_vote1 = 3,586,439
▲| percentage1 = 51.99%
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| image2 = [[File:Lucio Gutiérrez.jpg|140x140px]]
| nominee2 = [[Lucio Gutiérrez]]
| party2 = January 21 Patriotic Society Party
| running_mate2 = Felipe Mantilla
| seats2 = 19
| seat_change2 = 0
| popular_vote2 = 1,947,830
| percentage2 = 28.24%
<!-- Álvaro Noboa -->
| image3 = [[File:Álvaro Noboa.jpg|140x140px]]
| nominee3 = [[Álvaro Noboa]]
| party3 = Institutional Renewal Party of National Action
| running_mate3 = [[Anabella Azín]]
| seats3 = 7
| seat_change3 = -1
| popular_vote3 = 786,718
| percentage3 = 11.41%
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| map_image = Votos Presidente por Provincia Ecuador 2009.svg
| map_size = 200px
| map_caption = Map of results of the first round by [[Provinces of Ecuador|provincesprovince]].
| title = President
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| after_election = [[Rafael Correa]]
| after_party = PAIS Alliance
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AnEarly early '''general election'''elections waswere held in [[Ecuador]] on 26 April 2009 in [[Ecuador]] following the approval of a new constitution in a [[2008 Ecuadorian constitutional referendum|referendum]] held on 28 September 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90852/6533033.html|title = Ecuador to hold general election in April 2009 - People's Daily Online}}</ref> [[President of Ecuador|President]] [[Rafael Correa]] ran for his first term under the new [[constitution of Ecuador|constitution]]. The election was initially expected to be held in October 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2008/09/2008928232524769997.html|title=Breaking News, World News and Video from al Jazeera}}</ref><ref>http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID={770AB960-1BD0-4417-8B3F-364526BF6886})&language=EN {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315042804/http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID= |date=March 15, 2009 }}</ref>▼
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▲{{Politics of Ecuador}}
▲An early '''general election''' was held on 26 April 2009 in [[Ecuador]] following the approval of a new constitution in a [[2008 Ecuadorian constitutional referendum|referendum]] held on 28 September 2008.<ref>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90852/6533033.html</ref> [[President of Ecuador|President]] [[Rafael Correa]] ran for his first term under the new [[constitution of Ecuador|constitution]]. The election was initially expected to be held in October 2010.<ref>http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2008/09/2008928232524769997.html</ref><ref>http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID={770AB960-1BD0-4417-8B3F-364526BF6886})&language=EN {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315042804/http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID= |date=March 15, 2009 }}</ref>
Among the candidates for President were current President Rafael Correa, supported by his [[PAIS Alliance]] and the Socialist Party; [[Álvaro Noboa]] ran under the banner of the [[PRIAN]] and had the support of the [[Social Christian Party (Ecuador)|Social Christian Party]] (PSC) and the [[Christian Democratic Union (Ecuador)|Christian Democratic Union]]. Former president [[Lucio Gutiérrez]] ran as the candidate of the [[January 21 Patriotic Society Party]].
Preliminary results suggested that Correa had won reelection in the first round easily,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/6275173/Ecuadors-president-looks-set-to-win-election |title =Archived copyInternational news - Radio Netherlands Worldwide - English |access-date=2009-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503112156/http://www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/6275173/Ecuadors-president-looks-set-to-win-election |archive-date=2009-05-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> surpassing 50% of the vote, followed by Gutiérrez coming in second with about 28% of the vote. Correa's came short of having an absolute majority in parliament.
In addition Correa became the first sitting president to be reelected since García Moreno since 1875.<ref>http://www.vistazo.com/ea/columnas/imprimir.php?Vistazo.com&id=2391{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>