diff --git a/source/libs/sync/inc/syncRaftStore.h b/source/libs/sync/inc/syncRaftStore.h
index 4058d3bd1c6fcd717e193ccfae9c04a5d9321f8a..30f7c5d9f7d66b37fec79ab370961ea7b0dc8998 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/inc/syncRaftStore.h
+++ b/source/libs/sync/inc/syncRaftStore.h
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ int32_t     raftStorePersist(SRaftStore *pRaftStore);
 int32_t     raftStoreSerialize(SRaftStore *pRaftStore, char *buf, size_t len);
 int32_t     raftStoreDeserialize(SRaftStore *pRaftStore, char *buf, size_t len);
 
+bool raftStoreHasVoted(SRaftStore *pRaftStore);
+void raftStoreVote(SRaftStore *pRaftStore, SRaftId *pRaftId);
+void raftStoreClearVote(SRaftStore *pRaftStore);
+void raftStoreNextTerm(SRaftStore *pRaftStore);
+void raftStoreSetTerm(SRaftStore *pRaftStore, SyncTerm term);
+
 // for debug -------------------
 void raftStorePrint(SRaftStore *pObj);
 void raftStorePrint2(char *s, SRaftStore *pObj);
diff --git a/source/libs/sync/inc/syncUtil.h b/source/libs/sync/inc/syncUtil.h
index bc38acdfe6f51e719e5d0a423780f451144eaee5..1b702c252867dc8a909048d2bea2c960989f40b4 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/inc/syncUtil.h
+++ b/source/libs/sync/inc/syncUtil.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ void     syncUtilnodeInfo2EpSet(const SNodeInfo* pNodeInfo, SEpSet* pEpSet);
 void     syncUtilraftId2EpSet(const SRaftId* raftId, SEpSet* pEpSet);
 void     syncUtilnodeInfo2raftId(const SNodeInfo* pNodeInfo, SyncGroupId vgId, SRaftId* raftId);
 bool     syncUtilSameId(const SRaftId* pId1, const SRaftId* pId2);
+bool     syncUtilEmptyId(const SRaftId* pId);
 
 // ---- SSyncBuffer ----
 void syncUtilbufBuild(SSyncBuffer* syncBuf, size_t len);
diff --git a/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c b/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c
index 7f183021cf8688dd9417dd795cfd46a5b1d12da3..da1286bd32a84e6e792714bb67d1dd213590cd9e 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c
+++ b/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "syncEnv.h"
 #include "syncIndexMgr.h"
 #include "syncInt.h"
+#include "syncMessage.h"
 #include "syncRaftLog.h"
 #include "syncRaftStore.h"
 #include "syncReplication.h"
@@ -52,6 +53,9 @@ static void syncNodeFollower2Candidate(SSyncNode* pSyncNode);
 static void syncNodeLeader2Follower(SSyncNode* pSyncNode);
 static void syncNodeCandidate2Follower(SSyncNode* pSyncNode);
 
+// raft vote ----
+static void syncNodeVoteForTerm(SSyncNode* pSyncNode, SyncTerm term, SRaftId* pRaftId);
+static void syncNodeVoteForSelf(SSyncNode* pSyncNode);
 // ---------------------------------
 
 int32_t syncInit() {
@@ -602,13 +606,9 @@ static int32_t syncNodeOnPingReplyCb(SSyncNode* ths, SyncPingReply* pMsg) {
 // raft state change ----
 static void syncNodeUpdateTerm(SSyncNode* pSyncNode, SyncTerm term) {
   if (term > pSyncNode->pRaftStore->currentTerm) {
-    pSyncNode->pRaftStore->currentTerm = term;
-    raftStorePersist(pSyncNode->pRaftStore);
-
+    raftStoreSetTerm(pSyncNode->pRaftStore, term);
     syncNodeBecomeFollower(pSyncNode);
-
-    pSyncNode->pRaftStore->voteFor = EMPTY_RAFT_ID;
-    raftStorePersist(pSyncNode->pRaftStore);
+    raftStoreClearVote(pSyncNode->pRaftStore);
   }
 }
 
@@ -679,3 +679,25 @@ static void syncNodeCandidate2Follower(SSyncNode* pSyncNode) {
   assert(pSyncNode->state == TAOS_SYNC_STATE_CANDIDATE);
   syncNodeBecomeFollower(pSyncNode);
 }
+
+// raft vote ----
+static void syncNodeVoteForTerm(SSyncNode* pSyncNode, SyncTerm term, SRaftId* pRaftId) {
+  assert(term == pSyncNode->pRaftStore->currentTerm);
+  assert(!raftStoreHasVoted(pSyncNode->pRaftStore));
+
+  raftStoreVote(pSyncNode->pRaftStore, pRaftId);
+}
+
+static void syncNodeVoteForSelf(SSyncNode* pSyncNode) {
+  syncNodeVoteForTerm(pSyncNode, pSyncNode->pRaftStore->currentTerm, &(pSyncNode->myRaftId));
+
+  SyncRequestVoteReply* pMsg = syncRequestVoteReplyBuild();
+  pMsg->srcId = pSyncNode->myRaftId;
+  pMsg->destId = pSyncNode->myRaftId;
+  pMsg->term = pSyncNode->pRaftStore->currentTerm;
+  pMsg->voteGranted = true;
+
+  voteGrantedVote(pSyncNode->pVotesGranted, pMsg);
+  votesRespondAdd(pSyncNode->pVotesRespond, pMsg);
+  syncRequestVoteReplyDestroy(pMsg);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/libs/sync/src/syncRaftStore.c b/source/libs/sync/src/syncRaftStore.c
index 3a26caa161aa888e4b3e5770ddffb12986bc7cba..5ad618b9c097e7c088133314be3067c5f8d09819 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/src/syncRaftStore.c
+++ b/source/libs/sync/src/syncRaftStore.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 #include "syncRaftStore.h"
 #include "cJSON.h"
+#include "syncEnv.h"
+#include "syncUtil.h"
 
 // private function
 static int32_t raftStoreInit(SRaftStore *pRaftStore);
@@ -135,6 +137,33 @@ int32_t raftStoreDeserialize(SRaftStore *pRaftStore, char *buf, size_t len) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+bool raftStoreHasVoted(SRaftStore *pRaftStore) {
+  bool b = syncUtilEmptyId(&(pRaftStore->voteFor));
+  return b;
+}
+
+void raftStoreVote(SRaftStore *pRaftStore, SRaftId *pRaftId) {
+  assert(!raftStoreHasVoted(pRaftStore));
+  assert(!syncUtilEmptyId(pRaftId));
+  pRaftStore->voteFor = *pRaftId;
+  raftStorePersist(pRaftStore);
+}
+
+void raftStoreClearVote(SRaftStore *pRaftStore) {
+  pRaftStore->voteFor = EMPTY_RAFT_ID;
+  raftStorePersist(pRaftStore);
+}
+
+void raftStoreNextTerm(SRaftStore *pRaftStore) {
+  ++(pRaftStore->currentTerm);
+  raftStorePersist(pRaftStore);
+}
+
+void raftStoreSetTerm(SRaftStore *pRaftStore, SyncTerm term) {
+  pRaftStore->currentTerm = term;
+  raftStorePersist(pRaftStore);
+}
+
 // for debug -------------------
 void raftStorePrint(SRaftStore *pObj) {
   char serialized[RAFT_STORE_BLOCK_SIZE];
diff --git a/source/libs/sync/src/syncUtil.c b/source/libs/sync/src/syncUtil.c
index 4e56a9670f5c2408e08fbf34a3d2588a5bf24e4d..ba8a76c1901750ae9687e22e2bf12165a8fb9238 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/src/syncUtil.c
+++ b/source/libs/sync/src/syncUtil.c
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ bool syncUtilSameId(const SRaftId* pId1, const SRaftId* pId2) {
   return ret;
 }
 
+bool syncUtilEmptyId(const SRaftId* pId) { return (pId->addr == 0 && pId->vgId == 0); }
+
 // ---- SSyncBuffer -----
 void syncUtilbufBuild(SSyncBuffer* syncBuf, size_t len) {
   syncBuf->len = len;