Ben Carson won the 2015 Western Conservative Summit straw poll, organizers announced on Sunday.

Colorado Christian University’s Centennial Institute said in a statement that Carson took 224 of the 871 votes cast during the weekend event.

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The Centennial Institute said that Carson is its first back-to-back winner since the straw poll started in 2011. Sen. Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzMurkowski: Supreme Court nominee should not be taken up before election Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight Sunday shows - Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death dominates MORE (R-Texas) won in 2013, Sen. Marco Rubio Marco Antonio RubioSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Florida senators pushing to keep Daylight Savings Time during pandemic Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll MORE (R-Fla.) took the top spot in 2012 and former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain was the winner in 2011.

Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina captured 201 votes for second place in the latest straw poll.

Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wis.) landed in third place with 192 votes cast by delegates at the Denver event, which draws conservatives, members of the faith community, Republican volunteers, Tea Party activists, community and business leaders and students.

The institute said former Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) won its 2015 Democratic straw poll with 83 votes out of a 294 cast. Webb has not yet decided on whether he is launching an Oval Office bid next election cycle.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE, who is widely considered the heavy favorite for her party’s presidential nomination in 2016, trailed Webb with 48 votes.

Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersNYT editorial board remembers Ginsburg: She 'will forever have two legacies' Two GOP governors urge Republicans to hold off on Supreme Court nominee Sanders knocks McConnell: He's going against Ginsburg's 'dying wishes' MORE (I-Vt.), who is running as a Democrat, took third place with 42 votes.