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Minnesota — 2008 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2008 · U.S. SenateMinnesota · U.S. SenateAl FrankenD+0.01
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2008 Senate returns.
- Al Franken✓Democrat1,212,62942.0%
- Norm Coleman(i)Republican1,212,31742.0%
- Dean BarkleyIndependence437,50515.2%
- Charles AldrichLibertarian13,9230.5%
- James NiemacklConstitution8,9070.3%
presidential baselinePresident 2008D+10.2Senate 2008Evenvs. baselineR+10.2
Minnesota's 2008 Senate race ran 10.2 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Minnesota's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +42.5% |
| 1978 | −16.2% |
| 1982 | −6.0% |
| 1984 | −16.8% |
| 1988 | −15.3% |
| 1990 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | −5.0% |
| 1996 | +9.0% |
| 2000 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | −1.7% |
| 2006 | +20.1% |
| 2008 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | +34.7% |
| 2014 | +10.2% |
| 2018 | +24.1% |
| 2020 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | +15.7% |
Same ballot, 2008MN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.