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

Declined Challenger	State Senator Kay R. Hagan
Party	Democrat
Source of Information	Hagan will not challenge Dole
Candidate Website	State Senator Kay Hagan website

Potential Challenger	State Rep. Grier Martin
Party	Democrat
Source of Information	media reports
Candidate Website	NC House Campaign site; Gen. Assembly official site

Potential Challenger	Ted Kaplan, Forsyth County Commissioner
Party	Democrat
Source of Information	W-S Journal, 6/26/07
Candidate Website

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/