General elections were held in Costa Rica on 4 October 1949.
[1] They followed the introduction of a new constitution after the Costa Rican Civil War.
Voters elected a vice president (as none had been chosen in the 1948 elections) and the Legislative Assembly.
The result was a victory for the National Unity Party, which received 72% of the vote.
Voter turnout was 44% in the vice presidential election and 49% in the parliamentary election.