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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — The last party-sponsored debate between GOP candidates for Kansas governor grew heated as Secretary of State Kris Kobach and Gov. Jeff Colyer spent much of the evening criticizing each other and audience members frequently booed.

The debate Thursday night at Johnson County Community College highlighted how the campaign between the two leading candidates has become increasingly bitter with the primary less than a month away, The Kansas City Star reported .

Colyer focused on Kobach's performance in a federal court lawsuit where he sought to defend previous proof-of-cit...