▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁Phill ips ▁ran ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁against ▁John ▁Bell ▁Williams ▁but ▁lost ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁ear ning ▁ 2 9 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁over ▁a ▁century ▁a ▁Republican ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁Mississippi , ▁when ▁Kirk ▁Ford ice ▁would ▁ear n ▁ 5 0 . 8 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote , ▁defe ating ▁Dem ocrat ▁Ray ▁M ab us . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Mississippi ▁G ubern atorial ▁E lection , ▁H ale y ▁Bar bour ▁defeated ▁then ▁inc umb ent ▁Dem ocrat ▁Ron nie ▁Mus gro ve ▁with ▁ 5 2 . 5 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁On ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁T ate ▁Re e ves ▁was ▁elected ▁Governor ▁of ▁Mississippi ▁and ▁assumed ▁office ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Policy ▁positions ▁While ▁Mississippi ▁Republic ans ▁take ▁positions ▁on ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁issues , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁not ew orth y ▁ones ▁include : ▁ ▁Ab ort ion ▁- ▁" Pro te ct ing ▁and ▁se cur ing ▁the ▁' life , ▁liberty , ▁and ▁property ' ▁of ▁Mississ ipp ians ▁begins ▁first ▁with ▁guard ing ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁un born ▁child . ▁Our ▁policies ▁should ▁honor ▁the ▁san ct ity ▁of ▁innoc ent ▁human ▁life ." ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Governor ▁H