United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2008

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North Carolina voters will elect one of their two United States Senators on November 4, 2008. Senator Elizabeth Dole, elected to her first term in 2002, has stated she will seek re-election. National Democrats at first encouraged incumbent Governor Mike Easley to make the race. A late October 2007 Rasmussen Report poll showed Easley defeating Dole 50% to 42%. Easley declined to run, as did Congressman Brad Miller, who expressed interest in early 2007.

Candidates

Sen. Elizabeth Dole from Salisbury: Incumbent; in her first run for re-election, Dole has been listed as a top target by Democrats.
Pete Di Lauro

Source	Date	Approve	Disapprove
Public Policy Polling	Oct. 30, 2007	45%	36%
Public Policy Polling	Oct. 22, 2007	44%	41%
Public Policy Polling	Sept. 18, 2007	45%	40%

Source	Date	Dole (R)	Hagan (D)
Rasmussen Reports	Dec 26, 2007	55%	35%
Public Policy Polling (D)	Oct. 30, 2007	46%	33%
Public Policy Polling (D)	July 9, 2007	43%	27%

Source	Date	Dole (R)	Neal (D)
Public Policy Polling	Oct. 22, 2007	47%	32%

Source	Date	Dole (R)	Smith (D)
Public Policy Polling	Sept. 18, 2007	41%	35%

Source	Date	Hagan	Hendrix	Neal
Public Policy Polling	December 3, 2007	22%	7%	13%
Survey USA	November 6, 2007	39%	--	31%