diff --git a/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil.go b/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil.go
index 32f32bd6087..deee3b17a3a 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil.go
@@ -196,19 +196,9 @@ func EtcdKVPutWithTTL(ctx context.Context, c *clientv3.Client, key string, value
 	return kv.Put(ctx, key, value, clientv3.WithLease(grantResp.ID))
 }
 
-// CreateClientsWithMultiEndpoint creates etcd v3 client and http client.
-func CreateClientsWithMultiEndpoint(tlsConfig *tls.Config, acUrls []url.URL) (*clientv3.Client, *http.Client, error) {
-	client, err := createEtcdClientWithMultiEndpoint(tlsConfig, acUrls)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errs.ErrNewEtcdClient.Wrap(err).GenWithStackByCause()
-	}
-	httpClient := createHTTPClient(tlsConfig)
-	return client, httpClient, nil
-}
-
 // CreateClients creates etcd v3 client and http client.
 func CreateClients(tlsConfig *tls.Config, acUrls url.URL) (*clientv3.Client, *http.Client, error) {
-	client, err := createEtcdClient(tlsConfig, acUrls)
+	client, err := CreateEtcdClient(tlsConfig, acUrls)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, errs.ErrNewEtcdClient.Wrap(err).GenWithStackByCause()
 	}
@@ -255,9 +245,9 @@ func createEtcdClientWithMultiEndpoint(tlsConfig *tls.Config, acUrls []url.URL)
 	return client, err
 }
 
-// createEtcdClient creates etcd v3 client.
+// CreateEtcdClient creates etcd v3 client.
 // Note: it will be used by legacy pd-server, and only connect to leader only.
-func createEtcdClient(tlsConfig *tls.Config, acURL url.URL) (*clientv3.Client, error) {
+func CreateEtcdClient(tlsConfig *tls.Config, acURL url.URL) (*clientv3.Client, error) {
 	lgc := zap.NewProductionConfig()
 	lgc.Encoding = log.ZapEncodingName
 	client, err := clientv3.New(clientv3.Config{
diff --git a/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil_test.go b/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil_test.go
index 6bf63db79c9..4b7e2d9957b 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil_test.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil_test.go
@@ -305,12 +305,12 @@ func TestEtcdScaleInAndOutWithoutMultiPoint(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create two etcd clients with etcd1 as endpoint.
 	urls, err := types.NewURLs([]string{ep1})
 	re.NoError(err)
-	client1, err := createEtcdClient(nil, urls[0]) // execute member change operation with this client
+	client1, err := CreateEtcdClient(nil, urls[0]) // execute member change operation with this client
 	defer func() {
 		client1.Close()
 	}()
 	re.NoError(err)
-	client2, err := createEtcdClient(nil, urls[0]) // check member change with this client
+	client2, err := CreateEtcdClient(nil, urls[0]) // check member change with this client
 	defer func() {
 		client2.Close()
 	}()
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ func (suite *loopWatcherTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
 	ep1 := suite.config.LCUrls[0].String()
 	urls, err := types.NewURLs([]string{ep1})
 	suite.NoError(err)
-	suite.client, err = createEtcdClient(nil, urls[0])
+	suite.client, err = CreateEtcdClient(nil, urls[0])
 	suite.NoError(err)
 	suite.cleans = append(suite.cleans, func() {
 		suite.client.Close()
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ func (suite *loopWatcherTestSuite) TestWatcherBreak() {
 
 	// Case2: close the etcd client and put a new value after watcher restarts
 	suite.client.Close()
-	suite.client, err = createEtcdClient(nil, suite.config.LCUrls[0])
+	suite.client, err = CreateEtcdClient(nil, suite.config.LCUrls[0])
 	suite.NoError(err)
 	watcher.updateClientCh <- suite.client
 	suite.put("TestWatcherBreak", "2")
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ func (suite *loopWatcherTestSuite) TestWatcherBreak() {
 
 	// Case3: close the etcd client and put a new value before watcher restarts
 	suite.client.Close()
-	suite.client, err = createEtcdClient(nil, suite.config.LCUrls[0])
+	suite.client, err = CreateEtcdClient(nil, suite.config.LCUrls[0])
 	suite.NoError(err)
 	suite.put("TestWatcherBreak", "3")
 	watcher.updateClientCh <- suite.client
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ func (suite *loopWatcherTestSuite) TestWatcherBreak() {
 
 	// Case4: close the etcd client and put a new value with compact
 	suite.client.Close()
-	suite.client, err = createEtcdClient(nil, suite.config.LCUrls[0])
+	suite.client, err = CreateEtcdClient(nil, suite.config.LCUrls[0])
 	suite.NoError(err)
 	suite.put("TestWatcherBreak", "4")
 	resp, err := EtcdKVGet(suite.client, "TestWatcherBreak")
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index e61f3c6ad58..4e49faa6b24 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ type Server struct {
 	member *member.EmbeddedEtcdMember
 	// etcd client
 	client *clientv3.Client
+	// electionClient is used for leader election.
+	electionClient *clientv3.Client
 	// http client
 	httpClient *http.Client
 	clusterID  uint64 // pd cluster id.
@@ -335,6 +337,11 @@ func (s *Server) startEtcd(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	s.electionClient, err = startElectionClient(s.cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// update advertise peer urls.
 	etcdMembers, err := etcdutil.ListEtcdMembers(s.client)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -353,7 +360,7 @@ func (s *Server) startEtcd(ctx context.Context) error {
 	failpoint.Inject("memberNil", func() {
 		time.Sleep(1500 * time.Millisecond)
 	})
-	s.member = member.NewMember(etcd, s.client, etcdServerID)
+	s.member = member.NewMember(etcd, s.electionClient, etcdServerID)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -369,6 +376,19 @@ func startClient(cfg *config.Config) (*clientv3.Client, *http.Client, error) {
 	return etcdutil.CreateClients(tlsConfig, etcdCfg.ACUrls[0])
 }
 
+func startElectionClient(cfg *config.Config) (*clientv3.Client, error) {
+	tlsConfig, err := cfg.Security.ToTLSConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	etcdCfg, err := cfg.GenEmbedEtcdConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return etcdutil.CreateEtcdClient(tlsConfig, etcdCfg.ACUrls[0])
+}
+
 // AddStartCallback adds a callback in the startServer phase.
 func (s *Server) AddStartCallback(callbacks ...func()) {
 	s.startCallbacks = append(s.startCallbacks, callbacks...)
@@ -484,6 +504,11 @@ func (s *Server) Close() {
 			log.Error("close etcd client meet error", errs.ZapError(errs.ErrCloseEtcdClient, err))
 		}
 	}
+	if s.electionClient != nil {
+		if err := s.electionClient.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.Error("close election client meet error", errs.ZapError(errs.ErrCloseEtcdClient, err))
+		}
+	}
 
 	if s.httpClient != nil {
 		s.httpClient.CloseIdleConnections()