Via Tampa Bay Times: 

Sen. Rand Paul won the annual CPAC straw poll, backed by a youthful, libertarian-leaning group of activists. Sen. Marco Rubio came in a very close second.

Paul got 25 percent of the vote to Rubio’s 23 percent, which pollster Tony Fabrizio said was a “virtual tie.”

Paul later tweeted:

It’s humbling to win the #CPAC2013 straw poll, an honor bestowed on Reagan. I will continue to stand up for conservative values as he did.

— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) March 16, 2013