Georgia's 42nd Senate district

Georgia's 42nd State Senate district is located entirely within DeKalb County. The district includes several inner-ring suburbs of Atlanta, including all of Avondale Estates, Belvedere Park, Decatur, Druid Hills, and North Druid Hills. It also takes in portions of Atlanta, Brookhaven, Candler-McAfee, North Decatur, Scottdale, and Tucker.

The 42nd district has long been one of Georgia's most liberal, in part due to the dominant presence of Emory University. Landmarks within the district include Freedom Park and the Little Five Points district in Eastside, Atlanta.

The district is currently represented by Elena Parent, a Democrat and the Senate's minority caucus chair. Notable former occupants of the seat include former United States Ambassador to Singapore David I. Adelman and Jason Carter, grandson of former President Jimmy Carter and the 2014 Democratic nominee for governor.