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2 candidates are tracked for Georgia Senate District 27, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Mike Dudgeon and Jessica Roper. Candidate information follows official Forsyth County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Mike Dudgeon (Republican), Jessica Roper (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Sen. Greg Dolezal (Republican), the sitting member per the General Assembly's roster, is not on the November ballot. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary and June 16 runoff (majority rule); independents qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's certified November 2026 candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Republican
Mike Dudgeon served in the Georgia House of Representatives for District 25 from 2011 to 2017, per his VoteSmart candidate profile. He later worked as chief technology officer at Hi-Rez Studios and as a policy advisor to Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Democratic
Jessica Roper holds a master's degree in social work from the University of Georgia and works as a mental health therapist, per a branch.vote voter guide profile. She previously served as women's engagement director for U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock.
Source: candidate campaign site.
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