The Culpeper County Circuit Court in Virginia is having a special election next Tuesday to fill the remainder of a retiring clerk’s term. It’s one of those elections that’s bound to have small turnout, where many people probably couldn’t even tell you who’s running, but this one could have ramifications because of how different the two candidates are.

On one hand, you have Carson Beard, an independent who’s worked in the clerk’s office for several years, knows the place inside and out, wants to digitize the place as much as possible, and make everything easier for the public to access. A perfectly sensible platform for a candidate running for a non-partisan position.

On the other hand, you have a Republican named Marshall Keene whose primary goal in office would be putting a Christian stamp on everything.