2008 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election

Minnesota · 5 candidates · See every 2008 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2008 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election?

Al Franken won the 2008 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election. Al Franken received 1,212,629 popular votes (41.99%). The main challenger was Norm Coleman (41.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Franken and Coleman

Franken +0.0 pts · won by 312 votes

Al Franken DemocraticWINNER41.99%

1,212,629 votes

Norm Coleman Republican41.98%

1,212,317 votes

Dean M. BarkleyIndependence15.15%

437,505 votes

Charles AldrichLibertarian0.48%

13,923 votes

James NiemacklConstitution0.31%

8,907 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.