2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota
Recount

2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota

Section Title: Recount
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

DFL	Al Franken	1,212,431	41.991%	−5.35%

Republican	Norm Coleman (incumbent)	1,212,206	41.984%	−7.55%

Independence	Dean Barkley	437,505	15.15%	+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	225	0.007%

Turnout	2,887,337 †

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Franken holds a 225-vote lead in 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota.

final_sentence: Franken holds a 225-vote lead in 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota.