diff --git a/source/libs/sync/src/syncElection.c b/source/libs/sync/src/syncElection.c
index 1542f785544593d44dd0db1f75338ef9a13659a9..53a708c6c207a09ab64caa15c4927e07aa09f2c8 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/src/syncElection.c
+++ b/source/libs/sync/src/syncElection.c
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ int32_t syncNodeRequestVotePeersSnapshot(SSyncNode* pSyncNode) {
 }
 
 int32_t syncNodeElect(SSyncNode* pSyncNode) {
+  syncNodeEventLog(pSyncNode, "begin election");
+
   int32_t ret = 0;
   if (pSyncNode->state == TAOS_SYNC_STATE_FOLLOWER) {
     syncNodeFollower2Candidate(pSyncNode);
diff --git a/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c b/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c
index 7f85f0979f75d0142b91ce0371df8c216414c3c2..9cd1d6236142d1f8d99615337f206c6e504c2f43 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c
+++ b/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c
@@ -2061,21 +2061,21 @@ void syncNodeFollower2Candidate(SSyncNode* pSyncNode) {
   ASSERT(pSyncNode->state == TAOS_SYNC_STATE_FOLLOWER);
   pSyncNode->state = TAOS_SYNC_STATE_CANDIDATE;
 
-  syncNodeLog2("==state change syncNodeFollower2Candidate==", pSyncNode);
+  syncNodeEventLog(pSyncNode, "follower to candidate");
 }
 
 void syncNodeLeader2Follower(SSyncNode* pSyncNode) {
   ASSERT(pSyncNode->state == TAOS_SYNC_STATE_LEADER);
   syncNodeBecomeFollower(pSyncNode, "leader to follower");
 
-  syncNodeLog2("==state change syncNodeLeader2Follower==", pSyncNode);
+  syncNodeEventLog(pSyncNode, "leader to follower");
 }
 
 void syncNodeCandidate2Follower(SSyncNode* pSyncNode) {
   ASSERT(pSyncNode->state == TAOS_SYNC_STATE_CANDIDATE);
   syncNodeBecomeFollower(pSyncNode, "candidate to follower");
 
-  syncNodeLog2("==state change syncNodeCandidate2Follower==", pSyncNode);
+  syncNodeEventLog(pSyncNode, "candidate to follower");
 }
 
 // raft vote --------------