Back to Blue? Shifting Tides in the Tar Heel State SOURCE:

Cases in Congressional Campaigns: Incumbents Playing Defense Back to Blue? Shifting Tides in the Tar Heel State The State of North Carolina The Candidates The Campaign The Results SOURCE:

Cases in Congressional Campaigns: Incumbents Playing Defense The State of North Carolina Race/Ethnicity 70.5% White 21.3% Black 1.8% Hispanic 6.7% Asian Occupation 36% White Collar 64% Blue Collar Median Income $43.9k Partisanship 34% Republican 45% Democrats 04 Presidential Vote Bush, +12% SOURCE:

Figure 1. Republican Strength in North Carolina Federal Elections 1960–2006

Figure 2. Republican Strength in North Carolina State Elections 1960–2006

Cases in Congressional Campaigns: Incumbents Playing Defense The Candidates: Incumbent Elizabeth Dole SOURCE: bioguide.congress.gov Occupation President, American Red Cross, Political Experience Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Transportation, Director, White House Office of Public Liaison, Federal Trade Commission, Deputy Assistant to the President for Consumer Affairs, First Elected 2002 Committees Armed Services Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Table 1. Congressional Vote Scores for Elizabeth Dole,

Cases in Congressional Campaigns: Incumbents Playing Defense The Candidates: Challenger Kay Hagan Occupation Attorney Banker Political Experience Senator, North Carolina State Senate, SOURCE: hagen.senate.gov

Figure 3. Approval of Barak Obama and Kay Hagan, April 2008-October 2008

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Table 2. Selected Exit Poll Results from the 2008 North Carolina Senate Race