Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis performed the best in the first GOP presidential debate Wednesday night, edging out entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy 29% to 26%, according to a poll conducted by The Washington Post, FiveThirtyEight, and Ipsos.
Former South Carolina Gov. and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley came in third at 15%.
Former Vice President Mike Pence (7%), former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., (4% each), and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (1% each) rounded out the field, per the survey results.
