Andrew Groff

Andrew Groff

Green Party

Education

High school

Concord High School

Bachelor's

University of Delaware

Personal

Profession

Businessman, teacher

Contact

Personal website

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Andrew Groff was a Green Party candidate for governor of Delaware in the 2016 election. He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.

He was also a 2014 Green Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Delaware. Andrew Groff lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Groff was also a 2012 Green Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Delaware.

Biography

Groff graduated from the University of Delaware. After college, he worked for StrideRite Corporation and later for Nike. At the time of his candidacy, Groff was running his own company, Avero Holdings, LLC. He also teaches at Delaware Technical and Community College.

Groff and his wife, Marcia, have one daughter.

Elections

2016

See also: Delaware gubernatorial election, 2016

Groff filed to run as a Green Party candidate for governor of Delaware in 2016. He competed with U.S. Congressman John Carney Jr. (D), state Sen. Colin Bonini (R), and Libertarian Sean Goward in the November 8 general election.

John Carney defeated Colin Bonini, Andrew Groff, Sean Goward, and Benjamin Hollinger in the Delaware governor election.

Delaware Governor, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Carney	58.34%	248,404
	Republican	Colin Bonini	39.19%	166,852
	Green	Andrew Groff	1.40%	5,951
	Libertarian	Sean Goward	1.07%	4,577
	Write-in	Benjamin Hollinger	0.00%	0
Total Votes				425,784
Source: Delaware Secretary of State

2014

See also: United States Senate elections in Delaware, 2014

Groff ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent Delaware. Groff was defeated by incumbent Chris Coons (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. Senate, Delaware General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Chris Coons Incumbent	55.8%	130,655
	Republican	Kevin Wade	42.2%	98,823
	Green	Andrew Groff	1.9%	4,560
Total Votes				234,038
Source: U.S. House Clerk "2014 Election Statistics"

2012

See also: United States Senate elections in Delaware, 2012

Groff ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Delaware. Groff sought the nomination on the Green Party ticket. He was unopposed in the Green primary and moved on to the general election. He was defeated in the general election on November 6, 2012, by incumbent Tom Carper.

U.S. House, Delaware At-Large District General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John C. Carney, Jr. Incumbent	64.7%	238,081
	Republican	Thomas Kovach	33.2%	122,062
	Green	Bernard August	1.1%	4,085
	Libertarian	Scott Gesty	1.1%	3,926
Total Votes				368,154
Source: Delaware Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

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See also

• United States Senate
• United States Senate elections in Delaware, 2014
• Delaware state executive offices
• Governor of Delaware

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• Facebook page
• Twitter feed
• Governor of Delaware official website

Footnotes

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Delaware's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Lisa Blunt Rochester (D)

Chris Coons (D)

Representatives

Sarah McBride (D)

Democratic Party (3)