| |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
|
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.[1][2]