In a race that cost over $ 30 million, $ 25 million from outside groups, Torlakson was backed by labor unions and progressive activists while Tuck got the support of establishment
newspapers and, according to one source, «30 donors who gave on
average $ 267,000 each, including real estate developer William Bloomfield, Jr., Broad Foundation founder Eli Broad, former New York
City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Emerson Collective Chair Laurene Powell Jobs.»