No George W Bush vote for Clinton, Trump

Former Republican president George W Bush did not vote for his party's presidential candidate Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton on Tuesday.

Former President George W. Bush campaigning for his brother Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in Feb 2016

Former President George W. Bush campaigning for his brother Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in Feb 2016 Source: AAP

Former President George W Bush did not vote for Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Spokesman Freddy Ford says the most recent Republican president voted "none of the above for president and Republican down-ballot."

That means Bush voted for Republicans in congressional and local races.

It's not a complete surprise. The Bush family includes the two most recent Republican presidents but neither endorsed nor campaigned for the billionaire businessman who captured the party's nomination.

Former Florida governor Jeb Bush was a one-time favourite to win the GOP presidential nomination until Trump got into the race and branded him with a name that stuck: "Low energy".


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