Bachmann wins, Paul a close second (Politico)

Michele Bachmann has been named the winner of the Iowa straw poll, taking 4,823 votes out of nearly 17,000 cast. Ron Paul was a close runner-up, taking 4,671 votes and trailing Bachmann by less than 200 ballots. In a distant third place was former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who took 2,293 votes after investing heavily in the event.

The rest of the lineup: Rick Santorum ??1,657 votes; Herman Cain ? 1,456 votes; Rick Perry ? 718 votes; Mitt Romney ? 567 votes; Newt Gingrich ? 385 votes, Jon Huntsman ? 69 votes; Thaddeus McCotter ? 35 votes.

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Romney, Huntsman and Gingrich were listed on the ballot, but did not contest the poll. Perry?s sixth place finish came despite not being listed on the ballot; his votes came through write-ins, since the Texas governor only announced his campaign this weekend.

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