Gov. Charlie Baker said he cast a blank ballot for president. | Getty Massachusetts governor says he didn't vote for Trump or Clinton

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday he cast a blank ballot for president and encouraged his state’s voters to turn out and vote in down-ballot races, according to the Boston Globe.

Baker, a Republican who has consistently ranked among the most popular governors in the nation, said in March that he wouldn’t be supporting Trump for president and has maintained a low profile on national politics since. He’s governed as a moderate in a deep-blue state.


Among the conflicts for Baker — besides Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric — is that his former boss, William Weld, is running for vice president on the Libertarian ticket. Baker has been effusive in praise of Weld, under whom he served as state budget secretary and health and human services secretary.