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2 candidates are tracked for Georgia Senate District 42, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Bret A. Dunn and Eric W. Lee, Sr.. Candidate information follows official Henry County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Bret A. Dunn (Republican), Eric W. Lee, Sr. (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Sen. Brian Strickland (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
Bret Dunn is a Marine Corps veteran who served as a Judge Advocate defending Marines in courts-martial, per his campaign site. He is now a partner at the Strauss & Dunn law firm and a Newton County native, per the Covington News.
Source: candidate campaign site.
Campaign site →Democratic
Eric Lee is a pastor at Springfield Baptist Church and a married father of five, per a branch.vote voter guide profile. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.