Tennessee, (WOKI / WVLT) – Middle Tennessee astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore is now listed among the candidates to become the state’s next governor.
This according the latest candidate list for governor provided by the Tennessee Secretary of State which shows that Wilmore was added sometime in February. He joins U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn and U.S. Rep. John Rose, among many others, to replace Governor Bill Lee.
The qualifying deadline is noon on March 10.
Wilmore, alongside astronaut Suni Williams, returned to Earth in March 2025 following months of uncertainty during an extended stay in space. He is a University of Tennessee and Tennessee Tech graduate and a native of Mt. Juliet.
