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Deval L. Patrick, a political novice whose campaign for governor has stirred the grass roots of his party, won a strong endorsement at the state convention, outpacing two well-established and well-funded opponents.

After spending $2.6 million of his own money and a television advertising campaign that saturated the airwaves, the fate of Christopher Gabrieli's campaign came down to gritty personal politics and the clout of a smattering of local officials and state lawmakers.

The three candidates for lieutenant governor yesterday won enough support to advance to September's Democratic primary, led by Worcester Mayor Timothy P. Murray, who earned the party's official endorsement.

Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey accepted the state Republican Party's official endorsement for governor on April 29 with a sharply partisan speech, blasting two leading Democratic rivals and warning that one-party rule by the Democrats would bring tax hikes.