George Wright

U.S. Representative
Born
June 4, 1816
Died
April 7, 1885
Age at death
68
Home state
California
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1849
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Wright5,451
Opponents19,947
1
Elections run

George Wright (1816–1885), an Independent politician from California, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1849 U.S. House election in California's at-large district with 5,451 votes (20.85%), defeating Edward Gilbert and R M Price and 7 other candidates.

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How many votes has George Wright received?

George Wright has received 5,451 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

George Wright’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1849U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon5,45120.85%Edward Gilbert
R M Price

Lewis Dent

D A Morse

E J C Kewen

Gordon T Shepard

Thos B Shannon

P O Halsted

R P Hastings
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000760) and Wikidata (Q1508563). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “George Wright: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/george-wright-california. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.