in its Colombian bottling plant in the mid-1990s, began to attack Patrick and his candidacy. Patrick had resigned from the company and said he'd done so after his attempts to get them to carry out an independent investigation were ignored and undermined. Five Massachusetts unions filed a complaint against the group with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance, in an effort to require the group to disclose its donors. On August 11, it was reported that Reilly's campaign had been behind the efforts. The final two televised debates played a key role in the primary campaign, as they took place during the two weeks between Labor Day and Primary Day when the public and the media hold their greatest focus on the election. The first of the two was carried about by the media consortium (which includes the Boston Globe, NECN, and WBUR, among others) and moderated by former New Hampshire governor Jeanne Shaheen, while the second and final debate was held by WBZ-TV and moderated by their political analyst, Jon Keller. Polling Results On September 19, Patrick won the Democratic primary with 50% of the vote, ahead of Gabrieli (27%) and Reilly (23%). Lieutenant governor Candidates Deb Goldberg, former chair of the Brookline Board of Selectmen Tim Murray, mayor of Worcester Andrea Silbert, businesswoman Withdrew Sam Kelley, child psychologist and former legislative aide to Congressman Jim McDermott Marie St. Fleur, State Representative from Dorchester Declined Chris Gabrieli (running for Governor) Campaign On April 23, 2006, a "virtual debate" between Murray, Silbert, and Sam Kelley was released on SaintKermit.com. On May 21, all four candidates debated in Lowell. Four days later, on May 25, Kelley dropped out of the race and joined the Deval Patrick campaign as a volunteer advisor on health care issues. At the Democratic convention in Worcester on June 3, Worcester Mayor Tim Murray was endorsed by a voice vote after receiving 49% on the first ballot. Andrea Silbert and Deb Goldberg both qualified for the ballot with 29% and 22% respectively. Endorsements Deborah Goldberg: Boston Herald Tim Murray: Boston Globe, Worcester Telegram & Gazette Andrea Silbert: Blue Mass Group, Brookline Tab Polling Results Tim Murray won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor on September 19 with 43% of the vote. Republican primary Governor Candidates Kerry Healey, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Declined Christy Mihos, businessman (running as an Independent) Romney endorsed Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey to