| Country: | El Salvador |
| Flag Year: | 1839 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 1846 Salvadoran presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1846 |
| Election Date: | 29 January 1848 |
| Next Election: | 1850 Salvadoran presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1850 |
| Party Name: | no |
| Image1: | File:Doroteo Vasconcelos.jpg |
| Colour1: | 800000 |
| Candidate1: | Doroteo Vasconcelos |
| Party1: | Liberal |
| Running Mate1: | José Félix Quirós |
| President | |
| Before Election: | José Félix Quirós |
| Before Party: | Independent |
| Posttitle: | Elected President |
| After Election: | Doroteo Vasconcelos |
| After Party: | Liberal |
Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 29 January 1848.[1] Doroteo Vasconcelos ran unopposed and was elected by the legislature. He was sworn in on 7 February 1848 and served until 1 February 1850. He ran again in the next election when a constitutional amendment was made to allow his reelection.[2]