umb ent ▁Governor ▁of ▁Mississippi ▁K atie ▁Per r one ▁Catherine ▁St arr , ▁activ ist ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁Mus gro ve ▁was ▁elected ▁governor ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁after ▁a ▁very ▁close ▁election ▁against ▁Michael ▁Parker . ▁As ▁neither ▁candidate ▁had ▁obtained ▁a ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁election , ▁Mus gro ve ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁governor ▁by ▁the ▁Democratic ▁controlled ▁Mississippi ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁As ▁governor , ▁Mus gro ve ▁had ▁difficulties ▁with ▁the ▁state ' s ▁legisl ators . ▁He ▁v eto ed ▁the ▁whole ▁budget ▁one ▁year ▁but ▁was ▁overrid den ▁by ▁the ▁legisl ature . ▁However , ▁Mus gro ve ▁campaign ed ▁on ▁having ▁secured ▁the ▁largest ▁pay ▁rise ▁for ▁teachers ▁in ▁the ▁state ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Republican ▁primary ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁H ale y ▁Bar bour , ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Republican ▁National ▁Committee , ▁political ▁consult ant , ▁Republican ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Mitch ▁T yn er , ▁att orney ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁Bar bour , ▁a ▁former ▁ad visor ▁in ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁during ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁National ▁Committee ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁run ▁for ▁governor ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁had ▁previously ▁failed ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁for ▁Mississippi ▁in