diff --git a/tools/leaderelection/leaderelection.go b/tools/leaderelection/leaderelection.go
index cf56069d..63c29189 100644
--- a/tools/leaderelection/leaderelection.go
+++ b/tools/leaderelection/leaderelection.go
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 package leaderelection
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ type LeaderElectionConfig struct {
 //  * OnChallenge()
 type LeaderCallbacks struct {
 	// OnStartedLeading is called when a LeaderElector client starts leading
-	OnStartedLeading func(stop <-chan struct{})
+	OnStartedLeading func(context.Context)
 	// OnStoppedLeading is called when a LeaderElector client stops leading
 	OnStoppedLeading func()
 	// OnNewLeader is called when the client observes a leader that is
@@ -146,28 +146,28 @@ type LeaderElector struct {
 }
 
 // Run starts the leader election loop
-func (le *LeaderElector) Run(stop <-chan struct{}) {
+func (le *LeaderElector) Run(ctx context.Context) {
 	defer func() {
 		runtime.HandleCrash()
 		le.config.Callbacks.OnStoppedLeading()
 	}()
-	if !le.acquire(stop) {
-		return // stop signalled done
+	if !le.acquire(ctx) {
+		return // ctx signalled done
 	}
-	internalStop := make(chan struct{})
-	defer close(internalStop)
-	go le.config.Callbacks.OnStartedLeading(internalStop)
-	le.renew(stop)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
+	go le.config.Callbacks.OnStartedLeading(ctx)
+	le.renew(ctx)
 }
 
 // RunOrDie starts a client with the provided config or panics if the config
 // fails to validate.
-func RunOrDie(stop <-chan struct{}, lec LeaderElectionConfig) {
+func RunOrDie(ctx context.Context, lec LeaderElectionConfig) {
 	le, err := NewLeaderElector(lec)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-	le.Run(stop)
+	le.Run(ctx)
 }
 
 // GetLeader returns the identity of the last observed leader or returns the empty string if
@@ -182,17 +182,10 @@ func (le *LeaderElector) IsLeader() bool {
 }
 
 // acquire loops calling tryAcquireOrRenew and returns true immediately when tryAcquireOrRenew succeeds.
-// Returns false if stop signals done.
-func (le *LeaderElector) acquire(stop <-chan struct{}) bool {
-	tmpStop := make(chan struct{})
-	once := sync.Once{}
-	go func() {
-		select {
-		case <-stop:
-			once.Do(func() { close(tmpStop) })
-		case <-tmpStop:
-		}
-	}()
+// Returns false if ctx signals done.
+func (le *LeaderElector) acquire(ctx context.Context) bool {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
 	succeeded := false
 	desc := le.config.Lock.Describe()
 	glog.Infof("attempting to acquire leader lease  %v...", desc)
@@ -205,41 +198,22 @@ func (le *LeaderElector) acquire(stop <-chan struct{}) bool {
 		}
 		le.config.Lock.RecordEvent("became leader")
 		glog.Infof("successfully acquired lease %v", desc)
-		once.Do(func() { close(tmpStop) })
-	}, le.config.RetryPeriod, JitterFactor, true, tmpStop)
+		cancel()
+	}, le.config.RetryPeriod, JitterFactor, true, ctx.Done())
 	return succeeded
 }
 
 // renew loops calling tryAcquireOrRenew and returns immediately when tryAcquireOrRenew fails or ctx signals done.
-func (le *LeaderElector) renew(stop <-chan struct{}) {
-	tmpStop := make(chan struct{})
-	once := sync.Once{}
-	go func() {
-		select {
-		case <-stop:
-			once.Do(func() { close(tmpStop) })
-		case <-tmpStop:
-		}
-	}()
+func (le *LeaderElector) renew(ctx context.Context) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
 	wait.Until(func() {
 		// PollUntil() sleeps for "interval" duration before calling the function so we need to increase the timeout by le.config.RetryPeriod
-		t := time.NewTimer(le.config.RetryPeriod + le.config.RenewDeadline)
-		defer t.Stop()
-		internalStop := make(chan struct{})
-		internalOnce := sync.Once{}
-		defer internalOnce.Do(func() { close(internalStop) })
-		go func() {
-			select {
-			case <-tmpStop:
-				internalOnce.Do(func() { close(internalStop) })
-			case <-t.C:
-				internalOnce.Do(func() { close(internalStop) })
-			case <-internalStop:
-			}
-		}()
+		timeoutCtx, timeoutCancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, le.config.RetryPeriod+le.config.RenewDeadline)
+		defer timeoutCancel()
 		err := wait.PollUntil(le.config.RetryPeriod, func() (bool, error) {
 			return le.tryAcquireOrRenew(), nil
-		}, internalStop)
+		}, timeoutCtx.Done())
 		le.maybeReportTransition()
 		desc := le.config.Lock.Describe()
 		if err == nil {
@@ -248,8 +222,8 @@ func (le *LeaderElector) renew(stop <-chan struct{}) {
 		}
 		le.config.Lock.RecordEvent("stopped leading")
 		glog.Infof("failed to renew lease %v: %v", desc, err)
-		once.Do(func() { close(tmpStop) })
-	}, 0, tmpStop)
+		cancel()
+	}, 0, ctx.Done())
 }
 
 // tryAcquireOrRenew tries to acquire a leader lease if it is not already acquired,