Dierdre Paul
Dierdre Paul (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 37. She lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Paul was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 9th Congressional District of New Jersey.[1] She ran uncontested for the Republican nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014.[2] Paul was defeated by incumbent Bill Pascrell (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[3]
Paul was a 2013 Republican candidate for District 37 of the New Jersey General Assembly.[4]
Biography
Paul earned her B.A in Journalism and English from the University of Alabama in 1985, her M.Ed. in Guidance Counseling from Lehman College in 1989 and her M.Ed. and Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the Teachers College at Columbia University in 1994. Her professional experience includes working as an education professor for the past 20 years, as an author of books and articles, as an educational consultant, as a public school teacher and union leader.[5]
Elections
2023
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 37
Incumbent Gordon Johnson defeated Dierdre Paul in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 37 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gordon Johnson (D) | 72.1 | 27,466 |
 | Dierdre Paul (R) | 27.9 | 10,610 | |
| Total votes: 38,076 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 37
Incumbent Gordon Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 37 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gordon Johnson | 100.0 | 8,930 |
| Total votes: 8,930 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 37
Dierdre Paul advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 37 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dierdre Paul | 100.0 | 1,919 |
| Total votes: 1,919 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Paul in this election.
2014
Paul ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 9th District. Paul ran uncontested for the Republican nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014, but lost to incumbent Bill Pascrell (D) in the general election.[3] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Bill Pascrell Incumbent |
68.5% | 82,498 | |
| Republican | Dierdre Paul | 30.1% | 36,246 | |
| Seeking Inclusion | Nestor Montilla | 1.4% | 1,715 | |
| Total Votes | 120,459 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections | ||||
2013
Paul ran in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 37. She was defeated by Gordon M. Johnson (D) and Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[6][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 37 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Valerie Vainieri Huttle Incumbent |
33.5% | 26,581 | |
| Democratic | Gordon Johnson Incumbent |
33.3% | 26,373 | |
| Republican | Gino Tessaro | 16.8% | 13,338 | |
| Republican | Dierdre Paul | 16.4% | 12,988 | |
| Total Votes | 79,280 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Dierdre Paul did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
Personal
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Paul has two children and lives in Englewood, NJ.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for House of Representatives," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Politico, "2014 New Jersey House Election Results," accessed November 7, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, Official general election candidates (dead link)
- ↑ Dr. Dierdre Paul's campaign page, "About," accessed September 16, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, Official general election candidates (dead link)
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 9, 2013
