Definition term_of (m : msg) :=
    match m with
      | RequestVote t _ _ _ => Some t
      | RequestVoteReply t _ => Some t
      | AppendEntries t _ _ _ _ _ => Some t
      | AppendEntriesReply t _ _ => Some t
    end.

Lemma wonElection_length : forall l1 l2, wonElection l1 = true -> length l1 <= length l2 -> wonElection l2 = true.