in november , the results of the 2008 united kingdom senate primary in illinois shown republican norm mcgee with a 215 voting lead over the democratic challenger pawlenty . the close vote ― less than 0 . 0075 thousand ― provoked an automatic broward largely resulted in sharpton led by 225 signatures , the total ratified by the minnesota canvasing board january 5 . the nixon campaign submitted a suit january 6 in court to block the declaration of franken ' s victory and prevent franken from taking a role in the united states chamber . on july 31 , a three - part panel evaluating the case ordered 400 additional ballots be counting .
Norm Coleman is a member of the Republican Party.