Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota
Table title:
Election contest
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Party </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Candidate </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Votes </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > % </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > ± </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > DFL </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Al Franken </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,212,629 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 41.994% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > −5.35% </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Republican </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Norm Coleman (incumbent) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,212,317 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 41.983% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > −7.55% </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independence </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Dean Barkley </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 437,505 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15.151% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > +13.15% </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Libertarian </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Charles Aldrich </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 13,923 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.48% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > n/a </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Constitution </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > James Niemackl </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8,907 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.31% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > +0.21% </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Write-ins </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2,365 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.08% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Plurality </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 312 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.011% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Turnout </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2,887,646 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > DFL gain from Republican </td><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Swing </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
</table>
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.