As we noted on Tuesday, campaign finance reports for candidates running for office have been made public, allowing us to see who has raised the most money over the last six months and what that might mean for their candidacy.

The Post reports today that, somewhat predictably, mayoral front-runners Adrian Fenty and Linda Cropp led the pack in the size of their war chests, with Cropp taking in $821,000 and Fenty $692,000. Longshot candidates Marie Johns and Michael Brown claimed $230,000 and $106,000, respectively, while Vincent Orange drew in $151,000.

But as the filings indicate, some candidates are a little more spend-happy than others. Fenty leads the group in cash on hand with $616,000, trailed by Cropp ($442,000), Johns ($119,000), Orange ($70,344), and Brown ($24,853). And while most candidates were spending large on yard signs, flyers, campaign schwag, and political consultants, one outdid the competition.

Many residents were surprised a few months back when a once empty storefront along H Street in Chinatown suddenly sprouted a huge, hard-to-miss sign advertising “Orange for Mayor 2006.” Passers-by couldn’t help wonder, “What the hell did that cost?” Well, now we know. Orange dropped $12,000 on the sign, on top of $12,500 for the office space so far. He’s looking to spend $2,500 a month more on the prime location office.

It kinda makes sense — Orange is a theatric character who tends towards the big, the bombastic, and the attention-grabbing stunts. He may not have much of a chance of winning, but if he’s going down, he’s going down in style.