At its essence, the contest has been about a Democratic governor with low job approval trying to hold on in a blue state against a politically untested but wealthy Republican arguing that he deserves a chance to lead. The campaign has set an Illinois fundraising record for a governor race, with Rauner collecting $56.5 million and Quinn raising $26 million. That pile of money has paid for an all-out air war in which the campaigns mostly have focused on why the other guy is wrong for the job.