| Election Name: | 1949 Philippine presidential election |
| Country: | Philippines |
| Flag Year: | 1936 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1946 Philippine presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1946 |
| Next Election: | 1953 Philippine presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1953 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1949 |
| Image1: | Elpidio R Quirino.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Elpidio Quirino |
| Party1: | Liberal Party (Philippines) |
| Running Mate1: | Fernando Lopez |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,803,808 |
| Percentage1: | 50.93% |
| Nominee2: | José P. Laurel |
| Party2: | Nacionalista Party |
| Running Mate2: | Manuel Briones |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,318,330 |
| Percentage2: | 37.22% |
| Image3: | Jose Avelino studio photo.jpg |
| Nominee3: | José Avelino |
| Party3: | Liberal Party (Philippines) |
| Running Mate3: | Vicente Francisco |
| Popular Vote3: | 419,890 |
| Percentage3: | 11.85% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Elpidio Quirino |
| After Election: | Elpidio Quirino |
| Before Party: | Liberal Party (Philippines) |
| After Party: | Liberal Party (Philippines) |
The 1949 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 8, 1949. Incumbent President Elpidio Quirino won a full term as President of the Philippines after the death of President Manuel Roxas in 1948. His running mate, Senator Fernando Lopez, won as Vice President. Despite factions created in the administration party, Quirino won a satisfactory vote from the public. It was the only time in Philippine history where the duly elected president, vice president and senators all came from the same party, the Liberal Party. Carlos P. Romulo and Marvin M. Gray, publisher of the Manila Evening News, accuse Quirino in their book The Magsaysay Story[1] of widespread fraud and intimidation of the opposition by military action, calling it the "dirty election".
The election was widely criticized as being corrupt,[2] with violence and fraud taking place.[3] Opponents of Quirino were either beaten up or murdered by his supporters or the police, and the election continues to be perceived as corrupt.[4]