High dollar figures, both in campaign contributions and expenditures, highlight a trio of Hays County Commissioner races as six total candidates sprint toward the finish line.

All told, candidates raked in a combined $80,000-plus in contributions and spent $44,000-plus in expenses from July 1 to September 29, according to 30-day campaign finance reports filed Oct. 9.

One of the more costly commissioner seat races is in Pct. 3, where Democrat Jimmy Alan Hall takes on Republican Lon Shell.

Together, ...