Republican Bruce Rauner and Democrat Pat Quinn will face off in November’s gubernatorial elections, with Illinois’ pension reform set to be a key issue.

Rauner took the win among the Republicans in the primary elections Tuesday. The race was between Rauner, Kirk Dillard and Bill Brady. Rauner accumulated 42.9 percent of the votes, while Dillard had 40.7 percent and Brady 16.4 percent. Quinn, Illinois’ current governor, took the win in the Democratic primary.

Political science professor Matt Streb said Rauner will make pension problems an issue alongside Illinois’ economy and minimum wage.

“There is a reason why Quinn isn’t popular,” Streb said. “Rauner will look to expedite these things.”

During his victory speech, Rauner said he plans to “bring back” Illinois.

“Bringing back Illinois is about improving the quality of life for families,” Rauner said.

Streb said Rauner won because he was able to get out his message early.

“[Rauner] has a lot of money,” Streb said. “It was a close race, but Dillard just wasn’t able to get his message out as early as Rauner.”

During his victory speech, Quinn said Illinois is a state that believes in service to others.

“There are many people on our society who give service every day … they are the real heros of our society,” Quinn said.

Quinn said the Democratic party respects Illinois’ workers.

“We understand that there are some who do the hardest jobs in our society, and that’s why we intend to raise the minimum wage in Illinois,” Quinn said.

Streb said Quinn is vulnerable and his approval rating isn’t high.

“This will be a close race,” Streb said. “It’s a clash between labor and business, and people will be focusing on [the election] nationally.”

Quinn said he knows this election campaign will be hard-fought.

“I’ve been in a lot of tough fights,” Quinn said. “I think it’s important to understand that when we go into an election campaign, we work together in the best traditions of Illinois democracy.”