2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota
Election contest

Party
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
Plurality
Plurality
312
0.011%
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
2,887,646
-
-
-
DFL gain from Republican
DFL gain from Republican
Swing
-
-

Question: How many votes gave Al Franken the win in the 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota?
Answer: Franken had won the 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota by 312 votes.