Republican presidential candidate, businesswoman Carly Fiorina, right, speaks as, from left, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, and Scott Walker look on during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, in Simi Valley, Calif.

An online straw poll from the Kansas Republican Party shows former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina with an early lead over the other contenders for the GOP presidential nomination.

Clay Barker, executive director of the state party, said he posted the poll on the party’s website Wednesday night, shortly after a three-hour debate on CNN that featured 11 of the (approximately) 17 GOP candidates.

Barker admitted the poll is not scientific, but it may be a fairly close reflection of those who are likely to vote in Kansas’ caucuses on March 5 — or, at the very least, a reflection of those who visit the GOP’s website.

Barker said it was done, “part out of curiosity to see what the response was, part to build grassroots involvement.” He said it was promoted through the party’s email newsletter list and Facebook page.

As of about noon, according to Barker, the straw poll had about 1,000 responses, and the numbers looked like this:

Carly Fiorina — 22.8%

Ted Cruz — 15.5%

Ben Carson — 15.2%

Donald Trump — 12.8%

Marco Rubio — 9.6%

Jeb Bush — 4.4%

John Kasich — 4.1%

Rand Paul — 3.3%

Scott Walker — 3.1%

Mike Huckabee — 2.0%

Chris Christie — 1.9%

Rick Santorum — 1.4%

Under 1%: Mark Everson (a filed candidate, but did not make the debate cutoff, former IRS Commissioner), James Gilmore, Lindsey Graham, Bobby Jindal and George Pataki

In other Kansas-related presidential politics, Dr. Ben Carson is reportedly holding a fundraiser Thursday at the Great Overland Station in North Topeka. For people willing to pay upwards of $500 to get inside, the event will probably be one of the very rare opportunities to see a presidential candidate actually campaigning in Kansas. Barker said doors open at 5:30 p.m., and Carson is scheduled to speak at 6 p.m.

Meanwhile Ohio Gov. John Kasich became the first GOP candidate to officially file in Kansas. Because Kansas is running caucuses instead of a primary, candidates file directly with the party. For Republicans, that includes a $15,000 filing fee, which is supposed to go toward the cost of conducting and promoting the caucuses. (Democrats are only charging $1,000, by the way.)