And The Winner Is …

… State Sen. Joyce Broadsword in the pickup in the background, not the any of the three St. Maries parade queen contestants in the foreground). This photo was taken two years ago when Broadsword was campaigning for re-election in her old Senate District 2. Broadsword abandoned her seat in the state Senate after she was redistricted into the sprawling Senate District 7. Instead, she won a tough GOPrimary fight with uberconservative Bonner County Commissioner Cornel Rasor Tuesday night. (Phantom Photographer photo)