US Congresswoman and Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann has won the Iowa straw poll, in an early boost for her campaign for the White House.
Bachmann came out on top as expected after campaigning hard in the heartland state, with 28.5 per cent of the 16,892 votes cast in the early test for Republicans.
Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett reports from Ames, Iowa on Bachmann's win.
