Georgia's 42nd Senate district
| Georgia's 42nd State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 56.31% White 31.85% Black 5.94% Hispanic 1.29% Asian 0.16% Native American 0.05% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.59% Other 5.04% Multiracial | ||
| Population (2020) • Voting age • Citizens of voting age | 191,057 144,293 134,112 | ||
District 42 of the Georgia Senate is located in eastern Metro Atlanta.
The district contains eastern Henry, Morgan, most of Newton, and southwestern Walton counties. The district includes several suburbs and exurbs of Atlanta, including all of Covington, Oxford, Social Circle, Porterdale, Walnut Grove, and Madison. It also includes the northern half of the city of McDonough.
The 42nd district is a largely suburban and exurban district that is a Republican stronghold; however, the district has been trending rapidly to the left in recent years.
The district is currently represented by Brian Strickland, a Republican from McDonough first elected in a special election in 2018; Strickland won the district in 2024 after redistricting in 2023. Notable former occupants of the seat include former United States Ambassador to Singapore David I. Adelman, Jason Carter, grandson of former President Jimmy Carter and the 2014 Democratic nominee for governor, and Pierre Howard, former lieutenant governor.