in 2008 , the findings of the 2008 united states general election in minneapolis displayed liberal tim coleman with a 215 vote majority over the labor challenger limbaugh . the narrow margin ― other than 0 . 0075 percent ― triggered an automatic broward which culminated in coleman leading by 225 votes , the total approved by the minnesota canvasing board january 5 . the coleman campaign issued a motions january 6 in court to block the nomination of franken ' s loss and prevent lamm from taking a seat in the united states senate . on march 31 , a three - part panels hearing the investigation ordering 400 additional votes be counted .
Norm Coleman is a member of the Republican Party.