2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota
Election contest

2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota

Section Title: Election contest
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Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

DFL	Al Franken	1,212,629	41.994%	−5.35%

Republican	Norm Coleman (incumbent)	1,212,317	41.983%	−7.55%

Independence	Dean Barkley	437,505	15.151%	+13.15%

Libertarian	Charles Aldrich	13,923	0.48%	n/a

Constitution	James Niemackl	8,907	0.31%	+0.21%

Write-ins	2,365	0.08%

Plurality	312	0.011%

Turnout	2,887,646

DFL gain from Republican	Swing

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Franken had won the 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota by 312 votes.

final_sentence: Franken had won the 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota by 312 votes.