2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota
Results

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Republican
Norm Coleman (incumbent)
1,211,590
41.988%
−7.541%
-
DFL
Al Franken
1,211,375
41.981%
−5.355%
-
Independence
Dean Barkley
437,404
15.19%
+13.16%
-
Libertarian
Charles Aldrich
13,916
0.48%
n/a
-
Constitution
James Niemackl
8,905
0.31%
+0.21%
-
Write-ins
-
2,365
0.08%
-
Plurality
Plurality
Plurality
215
0.007%
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
2,885,555
-
-

Question: Who were the top two finishers in the 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota, and what was the majority margin of victory?
Answer: Coleman led Franken by 215 votes.