Dixon and Tippetts are on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Names follow official Gwinnett County election filings.
Clint Dixon (Republican), Scott Tippetts (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Clint Dixon is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's certified list. 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.
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Clint Dixon is the sitting Georgia State Senator for District 45, covering parts of Gwinnett and Barrow counties, per his campaign site. He is a husband and father of three who has worked in real estate and small business, per his campaign site.
Scott Tippetts is a research scientist with more than 30 years of public health and public safety research at nonprofit institutes, producing policy evaluations under contract to federal agencies including the NIH, CDC, NHTSA, the Justice Department and the Census Bureau, and has published more than 50 scientific journal articles, per the campaign site. He was raised in Midvale, Utah, worked blue-collar jobs through college, served as a church missionary in Argentina, raised a family in Maryland and has lived in Buford since 2010, per the campaign site. His volunteer work includes human rights activism, bone marrow donor outreach, conservation advocacy and nonpartisan voter registration drives, per the campaign site. The site's Policies link pointed to an unpublished page as of October 21, 2026, so no priorities are listed here; the site was first checked on September 7, 2026, before it was found.
Who is running for Georgia Senate District 45 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Georgia Senate District 45, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Clint Dixon and Scott Tippetts. Candidate information follows official Gwinnett County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Georgia Senate District 45 election in Georgia?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Georgia are on the Georgia election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Gwinnett County and state election office filings, last verified October 15, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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