2008 Senate elections · Minnesota history
Minnesota U.S. Senate election 2008
Al Franken DEM +0.0 gain · Class II seat · held 11/4/08
- Votes counted
- 2,887,646
- Margin
- 0.0 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in MN
- D+10.2same year
General election 11/4/08
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Franken Won | DEM | 1,212,629 | 41.99% | |
| Norm Coleman | REP | 1,212,317 | 41.98% | |
| Dean Barkley | IDP | 437,505 | 15.15% | |
| Charles A. Aldrich | LIB | 13,923 | 0.48% | |
| James J. Niemackl | CON | 8,907 | 0.31% | |
| Write-in | — | 2,340 | 0.08% | |
| Michael James Cavlan | W | 13 | 0.00% | |
| Anthony Keith Price | W | 12 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 2,887,646 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Minnesota Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 15.7 |
| 2020 | Class II | Tina Smith | 5.2 |
| 2018 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 24.1 |
| 2018 special | Class II | Tina Smith | 10.6 |
| 2014 | Class II | Al Franken | 10.2 |
| 2012 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 34.7 |
| 2008 | Class II | Al Franken | 0.0 |
| 2006 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 20.1 |
| 2002 | Class II | Norm Coleman | 2.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Mark Dayton | 5.5 |
| 1996 | Class II | Paul Wellstone | 9.0 |
| 1994 | Class I | Rod Grams | 5.0 |
Full Minnesota Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2008 Minnesota Senate race?
Al Franken (DEM) won with 42.0% of the vote, ahead of Norm Coleman (42.0%), a margin of 0.0 points.
Did the Minnesota Senate seat change party in 2008?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2008 Minnesota Senate race?
2,887,646 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.