| Kalita E. Leighton | |
| Birth Date: | 13 September 1871 |
| Birth Place: | Putnam County, Missouri, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Minot, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Iowa (JD 1896) |
| Player Years1: | 1894–1896 |
| Player Team1: | Iowa |
| Player Positions: | Guard |
| Coach Years1: | 1898 |
| Coach Team1: | Iowa State Teachers |
| Overall Record: | 4–0–1 |
Kalita Elton Leighton (September 13, 1871 – January 10, 1928) was an American attorney, a judge, and college football player and coach.
Leighton played college football at the University of Iowa, where he was a law student, from 1894 to 1896. He served as the team captain of the 1895 Iowa Hawkeyes football team.[1]
In 1898, Leighton served as the head football coach at the University of Northern Iowa – then known as Iowa State Normal School - compiling a record of 4–0–1.[2]
In 1911, Leighton was appointed to as a judge of the Eighth Judicial District by the Governor of North Dakota, John Burke, and in 1920, he was appointed as Assistant Attorney General of North Dakota.[3]