diff --git a/api/doris/v1/doriscluster_util.go b/api/doris/v1/doriscluster_util.go
index bbfc98f..3ecfc74 100644
--- a/api/doris/v1/doriscluster_util.go
+++ b/api/doris/v1/doriscluster_util.go
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ const (
 	Component_Broker ComponentType = "broker"
 )
 
+var DefaultFeElectionNumber int32 = 3
+
 func GenerateExternalServiceName(dcr *DorisCluster, componentType ComponentType) string {
 	switch componentType {
 	case Component_FE:
@@ -366,3 +368,10 @@ func IsReconcilingStatusPhase(c *ComponentStatus) bool {
 		c.ComponentCondition.Phase == Restarting ||
 		c.ComponentCondition.Phase == Reconciling
 }
+
+func (dcr *DorisCluster) GetElectionNumber() int32 {
+	if dcr.Spec.FeSpec.ElectionNumber != nil {
+		return *dcr.Spec.FeSpec.ElectionNumber
+	}
+	return DefaultFeElectionNumber
+}
diff --git a/api/doris/v1/doriscluster_webhook.go b/api/doris/v1/doriscluster_webhook.go
index 0940822..e69f9fe 100644
--- a/api/doris/v1/doriscluster_webhook.go
+++ b/api/doris/v1/doriscluster_webhook.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (r *DorisCluster) ValidateUpdate(old runtime.Object) error {
 	klog.Info("validate update", "name", r.Name)
 	var errors []error
 	// fe FeSpec.Replicas must greater than or equal to FeSpec.ElectionNumber
-	if *r.Spec.FeSpec.Replicas < *r.Spec.FeSpec.ElectionNumber {
+	if *r.Spec.FeSpec.Replicas < r.GetElectionNumber() {
 		errors = append(errors, fmt.Errorf("'FeSpec.Replicas' error: the number of FeSpec.Replicas should greater than or equal to FeSpec.ElectionNumber"))
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/sub_controller/fe/pod.go b/pkg/controller/sub_controller/fe/pod.go
index 0073214..e1c0af5 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/sub_controller/fe/pod.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/sub_controller/fe/pod.go
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 )
 
-var (
-	Default_Election_Number int32 = 3
-)
-
 func (fc *Controller) buildFEPodTemplateSpec(dcr *v1.DorisCluster) corev1.PodTemplateSpec {
 	podTemplateSpec := resource.NewPodTemplateSpec(dcr, v1.Component_FE)
 	var containers []corev1.Container
@@ -54,9 +50,7 @@ func (fc *Controller) feContainer(dcr *v1.DorisCluster, config map[string]interf
 		queryPort = strconv.FormatInt(int64(port), 10)
 	}
 
-	if dcr.Spec.FeSpec.ElectionNumber == nil {
-		dcr.Spec.FeSpec.ElectionNumber = resource.GetInt32Pointer(Default_Election_Number)
-	}
+	ele := dcr.GetElectionNumber()
 
 	ports := resource.GetContainerPorts(config, v1.Component_FE)
 	c.Name = "fe"
@@ -67,14 +61,10 @@ func (fc *Controller) feContainer(dcr *v1.DorisCluster, config map[string]interf
 	}, corev1.EnvVar{
 		Name:  resource.ENV_FE_PORT,
 		Value: queryPort,
+	}, corev1.EnvVar{
+		Name:  resource.ENV_FE_ELECT_NUMBER,
+		Value: strconv.FormatInt(int64(ele), 10),
 	})
 
-	if dcr.Spec.FeSpec.ElectionNumber != nil {
-		c.Env = append(c.Env, corev1.EnvVar{
-			Name:  resource.ENV_FE_ELECT_NUMBER,
-			Value: strconv.FormatInt(int64(*dcr.Spec.FeSpec.ElectionNumber), 10),
-		})
-	}
-
 	return c
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/sub_controller/fe/prepare_modify.go b/pkg/controller/sub_controller/fe/prepare_modify.go
index 938ac27..c484c5d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/sub_controller/fe/prepare_modify.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/sub_controller/fe/prepare_modify.go
@@ -44,10 +44,11 @@ func (fc *Controller) prepareStatefulsetApply(ctx context.Context, cluster *v1.D
 		cluster.Spec.FeSpec.Replicas = resource.GetInt32Pointer(0)
 	}
 
-	if *(cluster.Spec.FeSpec.Replicas) < *(cluster.Spec.FeSpec.ElectionNumber) {
+	ele := cluster.GetElectionNumber()
+
+	if *(cluster.Spec.FeSpec.Replicas) < ele {
 		fc.K8srecorder.Event(cluster, string(sc.EventWarning), string(sc.FESpecSetError), "The number of fe ElectionNumber is large than Replicas, Replicas has been corrected to the correct minimum value")
-		klog.Errorf("prepareStatefulsetApply namespace=%s,name=%s ,The number of fe ElectionNumber(%d) is large than Replicas(%d)", cluster.Namespace, cluster.Name, *(cluster.Spec.FeSpec.ElectionNumber), *(cluster.Spec.FeSpec.Replicas))
-		ele := *(cluster.Spec.FeSpec.ElectionNumber)
+		klog.Errorf("prepareStatefulsetApply namespace=%s,name=%s ,The number of fe ElectionNumber(%d) is large than Replicas(%d)", cluster.Namespace, cluster.Name, ele, *(cluster.Spec.FeSpec.Replicas))
 		cluster.Spec.FeSpec.Replicas = &ele
 	}
 
@@ -104,10 +105,8 @@ func (fc *Controller) dropObserverBySqlClient(ctx context.Context, k8sclient cli
 	}
 
 	// make sure needRemovedAmount, this may involve retrying tasks and scaling down followers.
-	electionNumber := Default_Election_Number
-	if targetDCR.Spec.FeSpec.ElectionNumber != nil {
-		electionNumber = *(targetDCR.Spec.FeSpec.ElectionNumber)
-	}
+	electionNumber := targetDCR.GetElectionNumber()
+
 	// means: needRemovedAmount = allobservers - (replicas - election)
 	needRemovedAmount := int32(len(allObserves)) - *(targetDCR.Spec.FeSpec.Replicas) + electionNumber
 	if needRemovedAmount <= 0 {