Mitt Romney and Herman Cain Lead the GOP Pack in Florida

A Florida poll released late on Thursday by SurveyUSA for WFLA-TV in Tampa found that former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts led the Republican presidential candidates in the Sunshine State with businessman Herman Cain, who won the Presidency 5 straw poll in Orlando last week, right on his heels.

Romney, who took third place in the Presidency 5 straw poll and garnered 31 percent in the 2008 Florida primary, topped the poll with 27 percent. Cain placed second with 25 percent. Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who placed a distant second in the Presidency 5 straw poll, took third place with 13 percent.

The rest of the pack trailed in single digits. Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich came in fourth with 6 percent, immediately followed by two members of Congress -- U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas -- who took 5 percent each. Former Gov. Jon Huntsman of Utah took 3 percent while former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum trailed with 2 percent.

The survey of 500 likely Republican primary voters was taken from Sept. 24-27 and had a margin of error of +/- 4.5 percent.