Calvin E. Wright

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Calvin E. Wright was a Democratic politician from Idaho. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Idaho in 1950. Wright was defeated by Republican Len Jordan.

Wright served as Idaho State Auditor from 1939 to 1945.

Calvin Wright was born January 29, 1909 in Herrington, Kansas. His family moved to Idaho in the following decade and lived in Burley, Idaho. One of his boyhood acquaintances was Jack Simplot.

Preceded by
Arnold Williams
Democratic Party nominee, Governor of Idaho
1950 (lost)
Succeeded by
Clark Hamilton