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| 2 | 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota - Results |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Republican | Norm Coleman (incumbent) | 1,211,590 | 41.988% | −7.541% |
| 5 | - | DFL | Al Franken | 1,211,375 | 41.981% | −5.355% |
| 6 | - | Independence | Dean Barkley | 437,404 | 15.19% | +13.16% |
| 7 | - | Libertarian | Charles Aldrich | 13,916 | 0.48% | n/a |
| 8 | - | Constitution | James Niemackl | 8,905 | 0.31% | +0.21% |
| 9 | - | Write-ins | - | 2,365 | 0.08% | - |
| 10 | Plurality | Plurality | Plurality | 215 | 0.007% | - |
| 11 | 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.