I'm starting to get kind of depressed knowing I won't be able to campaign for her for 2 more years, and by that time there's a non-zero chance she won't do as well as this time.

That's what sucks in all this. If Raven didn't win this time, she still would have won eventually. This was likely Ragatha's only chance.

Raven still deserved to win, that's how these things work. But God it feels like a kick in the gut, even though my girl took 3rd place.