From 6124e716e43c008c42978a607494538645b10c8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pactrover <329246295+pactrover@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:01:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] test: cover Election.clear pending consensus reset

---
 .../cash/atto/node/election/ElectionTest.kt   | 24 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/cash/atto/node/election/ElectionTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/cash/atto/node/election/ElectionTest.kt
index b47909fb..a4cf2444 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/cash/atto/node/election/ElectionTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/cash/atto/node/election/ElectionTest.kt
@@ -216,6 +216,30 @@ class ElectionTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `should clear pending consensus state`() {
+        // given
+        val publicKey = AttoPublicKey(Random.nextBytes(ByteArray(32)))
+        val transactionA = Transaction.sample(publicKey = publicKey)
+        val transactionB = Transaction.sample(publicKey = publicKey)
+        val voteA = Vote.sample(blockHash = transactionA.hash, weight = minimalWeight)
+        every { voteWeighter.get(voteA.publicKey) } returns voteA.weight
+
+        // when
+        runBlocking {
+            election.start(TransactionValidated(account, transactionA))
+            election.process(VoteValidated(transactionA, voteA))
+            election.clear()
+            election.start(TransactionValidated(account, transactionB))
+        }
+
+        // then
+        verify(exactly = 1) {
+            eventPublisher.publish(match { it is ElectionConsensusReached && it.transaction == transactionA })
+            eventPublisher.publish(match { it is ElectionStarted && it.transaction == transactionB })
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `should publish consensus changed when provisional leader changes`() {
         // given