A special election Tuesday is slated to determine whether Republican Jim Nielsen or Democrat Mickey Harrington will represent District 4 in the California State Senate. But the special election lacks the fanfare and attention paid to candidates during the November election, the candidates said. “The citizens are not attuned to or thinking about elections,” Nielsen said. “The hardest part is to realize there is in fact an election.” Tuesday’s election is less about convincing voters and more about getting people to actually vote, Harrington said. “Most people understand why it is, but the real point now is who gets their …