Nick Licata, reelected to his third council term in a 77-23 landslide, spent $66,500 and won more votes than any other candidate for city office: 78,749, at last count (3:00 Thursday afternoon.) That means each vote cost Licata about 85 cents.

Greg Nickels, in contrast, won 64 percent against loopy ex-assistant professor Al Runte - 74,983 votes - and spent half a million dollars. That works out to $6.67 per vote - nearly eight times as much as Licata’s per-vote total.

Maybe if Gridlock Greg didn’t spend so much time alienating former supporters, he wouldn’t have to spend so much money wooing them back.