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| 2 | 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota - Election contest |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | DFL | Al Franken | 1,212,629 | 41.994% | −5.35% |
| 5 | - | Republican | Norm Coleman (incumbent) | 1,212,317 | 41.983% | −7.55% |
| 6 | - | Independence | Dean Barkley | 437,505 | 15.151% | +13.15% |
| 7 | - | Libertarian | Charles Aldrich | 13,923 | 0.48% | n/a |
| 8 | - | Constitution | James Niemackl | 8,907 | 0.31% | +0.21% |
| 9 | - | Write-ins | - | 2,365 | 0.08% | - |
| 10 | Plurality | Plurality | Plurality | 312 | 0.011% | - |
| 11 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,887,646 | - | - |
| 12 | - | 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.