North Carolina Senate Race

Incumbent	Elizabeth Dole
Party	Republican
Seeking Re-election?	Yes
Candidate Website	Senate Website Campaign Website
Other Resources	Congresspedia profile on Elizabeth Dole

Challenger

Jim Neal, entrepreneur Party

Democratic Source of Information

News & Observer 10/14/07 Candidate Website

Campaign Website Other Resources Congresspedia profile on Jim Neal

Challenger	State Sen. Kay R. Hagan
Party	Democratic
Source of Information	CQ Politics, 10/30/07
Candidate Website	Campaign Website St. Sen. Hagan website
Other Resources	Congresspedia profile on Kay R. Hagan

Challenger

John Ross Hendrix Party Democratic (switched in 2006) Source of Information

CQ Politics, 10/30/07 Candidate Website

Campaign Website Other Resources
Congresspedia profile on John Ross Hendrix
Potential Challenger Ted Kaplan, Forsyth County Commissioner Party

Democratic Source of Information

W-S Journal, 6/26/07 Candidate Website



Declined Challenger

State Rep. Grier Martin Party

Democratic Source of Information

Associated Press Candidate Website NC House Campaign site;
Gen. Assembly official site
Potential Challenger

Former Gov Jim Hunt Party

Democrat Source of Information

BlueNC, Speculation Candidate Website



Potential Challenger Rep Bob Etheridge (NC-02) Party

Democrat Source of Information

BlueNC, Speculation Candidate Website House Website
Campaign Website Other Resources Congresspedia Profile on Bob Etheridge
Potential Challenger

Rep. David Price Party

Democrat Source of Information

Speculation Candidate Website
House Website
Campaign Website
Congresspedia Profile on David Price
Potential Challenger Commissioner David Young Party

Democrat Source of Information BlueNC, Ashvegas, Speculation Candidate Website

Buncombe County Website
UNC Board of Governors Website
Declined Challenger

Rep. Brad Miller Party

Democrat Source of Information

News & Observer, 6/26/07 Candidate Website
House Website
Campaign Website
Draft Website Other Resources Congresspedia Profile on Brad Miller
Declined Challenger

Att'y Gen. Roy Cooper Party

Democrat Source of Information Cooper has repeatedly said he's not interested Candidate Website

2004 AG Campaign

On June 6th, 2007, CQ Politics listed this race as a top 5 pickup opportunity for the Democratic Party: http://www.cqpolitics.com/2007/06/gop_faces_tough_odds_for_2008.html

External Links for Elizabeth Dole:
http://www.whereisliddy.com
http://www.bluenc.com/
http://dole.senate.gov/
http://herndon1.sdrdc.com/cgi-bin/can_detail/S2NC00083
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/d/elizabeth_dole/
http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Elizabeth_Dole.htm
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allsummary.asp?CID=N00008071
http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=MNC80774
http://www.vote-smart.org/finance.php?can_id=MNC80774&fec_id=N00008071
http://www.vote-smart.org/npat.php?can_id=MNC80774
http://www.vote-smart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=MNC80774
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Elizabeth_Dole
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/d000601/