Republican Mayor Michael Bloomberg released campaign spending data this week. Gotham Gazette that the records show that he spent $77.9 million of his own money on his re-election effort. In 2001 he spent $74 million.
So, for the 2005 election:
Bloomberg
Votes: 753,089
Spent: $77,900,000
Cost per vote: $103.44
(Campaign debt: $0)

Ferrer
Votes: 503,219
Spent: $9,500,000
Cost per vote: $18.87
(Campaign debt: $488,000)

Isn’t plutocracy easy?

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