2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota
Recount

Party
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
Plurality
Plurality
225
0.007%
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
2,887,337 †
-
-

Question: Who won the 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota, and how much was his vote lead over the second-place finisher?
Answer: Franken holds a 225-vote lead in 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota.