Al Franken (born May 21, 1951 in New Your City, New York) won the 2008 Minnesota Senate election. He ran against Republican Norm Coleman, and Independent Dean Barkley.
There were 35 US Senate seats voted upon in the November 2008 elections including 33 normally scheduled seats, 1 seat open by retirement, and 1 seat open due to the death of the seat's previous...