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California Republican Assembly conducts vote during annual convention

Former Senator Fred Thompson took first place in a Presidential Preference straw poll conducted by the California Republican Assembly at its annual convention this weekend. (Remember, he's still not declared...)

Thompson received 25% percent of the convention delegates’ votes, easily beating the two runners up, Congressman Duncan Hunter and Governor Mitt Romney.

Of the declared candidates, Congressman Hunter and Governor Romney each received 19% of the vote. Congressman Ron Paul finished third. With 12% of the total vote, the so-called fringe candidate finished within seven points of the top spots.

Complete straw poll results follow:

Fred Thompson (25%)
Duncan Hunter (19%)
Mitt Romney (19%)
Ron Paul (12%)
Tom Tancredo (8%)
Newt Gingrich (7%)
Rudy Guiliani (7%)
Sam Brownbeck (3%)
Mike Huckabee (0%)
Tommy Thompson (0%)

CRA is the state’s oldest and largest Republican volunteer organization. The straw poll was conducted as part of a weekend convention that featured appearances by Presidential candidates Duncan Hunter and Congressman Ron Paul.