Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina won Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, according to a poll released Friday.
The poll from Morning Consult found that 29 percent of registered voters who watched the debate said she was the winner.
Real estate mogul Donald Trump came in second with 24 percent.
Third place went to retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson at 7 percent. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush each polled at 6 percent.
However, Morning Consult found Trump still led the primary race with 36 percent support of registered voters who watched the debate. Carson polled at second with 12 percent and Fiorina took 10 percent. All other candidates polled in single digits.
The poll was conducted among 504 registered voters who watched the debate and plan to voter in their state’s primary or caucus. Sixty-nine percent identified as Republicans. The margin of error was 4.4 points.
