# How long does it usually take for another master candidate to be elected?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-long-does-it-usually-take-for-another-master-candidate-to-be-elected/298617>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 2, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-long-does-it-usually-take-for-another-master-candidate-to-be-elected/298617 "2022-03-02T12:48:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![hyungsun\_lim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/hyungsun_lim/32/50790_2.png) [@hyungsun\_lim](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hyungsun_lim)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-long-does-it-usually-take-for-another-master-candidate-to-be-elected/298617/1 "2022-03-02T12:48:22Z")

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I have a cluster like below.

**node1**  
master-node : master(true), data(false)  
data-node-1 : master(true), data(true)

**node2**  
data-node-2 : master(true), data(true)

**node3**  
data-node-3 : master(false), data(true)

When the master node initially operates and dies, another node is elected as a candidate and operates.

However, this is taking longer than expected. about 10 minutes  
In my opinion, if the master node dies, another candidate is immediately elected, so it should be operated without delay.

How long does it usually take for another master candidate to be elected?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-long-does-it-usually-take-for-another-master-candidate-to-be-elected/298617/2 "2022-03-02T23:08:07Z")

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What version are you on?  
What do your logs show?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-long-does-it-usually-take-for-another-master-candidate-to-be-elected/298617/3 "2022-03-30T23:08:44Z")

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