Norm Coleman
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- August 17, 1949
- Current age
- 76
- Home state
- Minnesota
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1998–2008
1-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Coleman3.0M
Opponents4.2M
3
Elections run
Between 1998 and 2008, Norm Coleman ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. Senate), winning 1 and losing 2. Coleman's biggest single-election total was 1,212,317 votes, in the 2008 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota. Coleman's closest win came in the 2002 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota, decided by 49,451 votes.
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How many votes has Norm Coleman received?
Norm Coleman has received 3,046,364 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Lost | 1,212,31741.98% | Al Franken Dean M. Barkley Charles Aldrich James Niemackl |
| 2002 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Won | 1,116,69749.53% | Walter Mondale Jim Moore Paul David Wellstone Ray Tricomo Miro Drago |
| 1998 | GovernorMinnesota | Lost | 717,35034.29% | Jesse Ventura Skip Humphrey |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C001057) and Wikidata (Q706661). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Norm Coleman: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/norm-coleman. Accessed [date].