| Country: | El Salvador |
| Flag Year: | 1839 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 1850 Salvadoran presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1850 |
| Election Date: | 26 January 1852 |
| Next Election: | 1854 Salvadoran presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1854 |
| Party Name: | no |
| Image1: | Francisco Dueñas.jpg |
| Colour1: | 0000CD |
| Candidate1: | Francisco Dueñas |
| Party1: | Conservative |
| Running Mate1: | Tomás Medina |
| President | |
| Before Election: | José María San Martín |
| Before Party: | Conservative |
| Posttitle: | Elected President |
| After Election: | Francisco Dueñas |
| After Party: | Conservative |
Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 26 January 1852.[1] Francisco Dueñas ran unopposed and was elected by the legislature. This was the first of four occasions during which Dueñas would serve as the Salvadoran president.[2]