Florida Family Action hosted its 2016 GOP Battle for Florida event on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 7 PM in the greater Orlando area. The event included an overview of where the presidential candidates stood on current issues, an analysis of their strengths and weaknesses, a panel discussion of political experts, questions from the audience and a straw vote poll. The straw vote poll results are as follows:
- Senator Marco Rubio (33.7%)
- Senator Ted Cruz (30.3%)
- Governor Jeb Bush and Governor Scott Walker (tie at 8.9%)
- Senator Rick Santorum (6.7%)
- Senator Rand Paul (4.5%)
- Ben Carson (3.4%)
- Governor Mike Huckabee (2.2%)
- Governor Rick Perry (1.1%)
- Write In: Donald Trump