ELECTION DAY IS 10 MONTHS AWAY, AND NOW NEW MEXICO SENATOR TOM UDALL HAS A CHALLENGER IN HIS RE-ELECTION BID. REPUBLICAN ALLAN WEH ANNOUNCES HIS CANDIDACY THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE GOP NOMINATION TO CHALLENGE UDALL IN NOVEMBER. THIS IS UDALL'S FIRST BID FOR RE-ELECTION TO THE SEAT HE WON AFTER SENATOR PETE DOMENICI RETIRED.
WEH REPORTEDLY HAS DEEP POCKETS. HE LENT HIS CAMPAIGN 1.6 MILLION DOLLARS WHEN HE CHALLENGED SUSANA MARTINEZ IN THE G-O-P PRIMARY FOR THE GOVERNOR'S RACE IN 2010. HE CAME IN SECOND.
