For the third year in a row, Rand Paul won the straw poll conducted at CPAC. Scott Walker came in second, booting Ted Cruz to third place. [read_more]Ben Carson was next followed by Jeb Bush in fifth place. When Bush’s name was announced he was booed by some in the audience. More than 3,000 activists voted in the poll. Full Results of the poll:
Percent Candidate
25.7 Sen. Rand Paul
21.4 Gov. Scott Walker
11.5 Sen. Ted Cruz
11.4 Dr. Ben Carson
8.3 Former Gov. Jeb Bush
4.3 Former Sen. Rick Santorum
3.7 Sen. Marco Rubio
3.5 Donald Trump
3.0 Carly Fiorina
2.8 Gov. Chris Christie
1.1 Former Gov. Rick Perry
0.9 Gov. Bobby Jindal
0.8 Former Gov. Sarah Palin
0.3 Former Gov. Mike Huckabee
0.3 Former Ambassador John Bolton
0.1 Sen. Lindsey Graham
0.1 Former Gov. George Pataki
1.0 Undecided
0.7 Other
