RENO, Nev., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has won the inaugural Conservative Leadership Conference straw poll. Despite not appearing at the conference, Paul won convincingly with 33% of the vote. Mitt Romney, who addressed the conference in a town hall meeting and during a general session, finished second with 16%. Duncan Hunter, who also delivered a major address during the three-day event, finished third at 15%.

Full results are available at http://www.politicalderby.com/

The poll was sponsored by PoliticalDerby.com and 411Communications. It was executed onsite by Jason Wright and Stephen Fountain of PoliticalDerby.com.

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