diff --git a/candidate.go b/candidate.go
index ae8c41c..482c467 100644
--- a/candidate.go
+++ b/candidate.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func NewCandidate(numVoters int, signingKey string) *Candidate {
 	}
 
 	if c.forceState != StateUndefined {
-		log.Printf("[elect] state forced to %s", StateName[c.forceState])
+		c.log("state forced to %s", StateName[c.forceState])
 		c.state = c.forceState
 	}
 
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ func (c *Candidate) elect(v *vote) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		log.Printf(
-			"[elect] transitioning %s -> %s (no=%d yes=%d min_yes=%d)",
+		c.log(
+			"transitioning %s -> %s (no=%d yes=%d min_yes=%d)",
 			StateName[c.state],
 			StateName[state],
 			no,
@@ -287,6 +287,10 @@ func (c *Candidate) loop() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (c *Candidate) log(format string, args ...any) {
+	log.Printf("[candidate] "+format, args...)
+}
+
 func getForceState() CandidateState {
 	switch *electForceState {
 	case "":
diff --git a/voter.go b/voter.go
index d38bcff..bce7754 100644
--- a/voter.go
+++ b/voter.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (v *Voter) sendVote() {
 		SetBody(js).
 		Post("")
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("vote response: %s", err)
+		log.Printf("error: %s", err)
 
 		v.vote.NumPollsSinceChange = 0
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (v *Voter) sendVote() {
 	}
 
 	if resp.IsError() {
-		v.log("response: [%d] %s\n%s", resp.StatusCode(), resp.Status(), resp.String())
+		v.log("response: %d", resp.StatusCode())
 
 		v.vote.NumPollsSinceChange = 0