According to public records, most of the outside money has gone to the US Senate race between Republican incumbent Elizabeth Dole and Democratic challenger Kay Hagan.
Senator Elizabeth Dole says a compromise energy bill on Capitol Hill won't include a provision to study the oil and natural gas reserves under the ocean.
John Edwards has decided against running for re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2004 in order to focus on his race for the Democratic presidential nomination.