As Colorado's Republican and Democratic primaries for governor hit the final stretch, campaign finance reports filed May 7 detail a big-ticket race that continues to set records, with two self-funding candidates accounting for roughly $9 million of the nearly $15 million spent so far. The latest totals confirm predictions that the race to succeed term-limited Democrat John Hickenlooper will be the most expensive gubernatorial contest in state history. With six months to go until the November election, the $15 million in candidate spending has already surpassed the roughly $10 million total spent each of the last three times Colorado has elected a governor, and there's no sign it's slowing down. Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette