Former US President Donald Trump topped the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) straw poll for the 2024 GOP nomination by a wide margin at the conservative conference Saturday, Fox News reported.
Trump won 62% support in the poll, while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came in as second choice with 20% support.
The third-place pick at 5% support was long-shot GOP candidate Perry Johnson, a businessman who attempted to run for governor in Michigan but was blocked from participating in the Republican primary.
Kari Lake, the Republican Arizona gubernatorial nominee in 2022, received the most support for vice presidential candidate with 20%. DeSantis received 14% support for the 2024 vice presidential nominee in the CPAC poll. Over 2,000 attendees completed the poll, organizers said.
Trump easily won the 2024 GOP presidential nomination straw polls at major CPAC gatherings in Orlando, Florida and Dallas, Texas last year.
The former president, who officially launched his 2024 bid last, captured 69% of ballots cast in the anonymous online straw poll last August in Dallas and 59% in Orlando last February.

DeSantis is widely expected by political pundits to launch a Republican White House run later this year even though he currently remains on the 2024 sidelines.
So far, Trump”s only competition for the Republican nomination is former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, but others are expected to throw their hats into the ring, including Trump”s former Vice President, Mike Pence, who and recently hinted he will make a decision “by the spring” about whether to run.