New Hampshire 2016 Poll: Rand Paul Leads Crowded GOP Pack

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) leads all prospective GOP presidential candidates in a new New Hampshire poll. 

Paul leads a crowded pack in the state that hosts the first-in-the-nation primary after the Iowa caucuses with 15% in the CNN/ORC presidential poll. 

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) were next at 10% each. 

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee were in fourth with 9% each. Texas Governor Rick Perry, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker received 7% each; Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) received 6%; and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum received 3% each. Another 7% had no opinion while 7% either said “someone else” or “none/nobody.”

The poll was conducted September 8-11 and has a margin of error of +/- five percentage points.