release-24.2: raft: deflake non-determinisctic raft node tests #133303
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Backport 1/1 commits from #133270 on behalf of @iskettaneh.
/cc @cockroachdb/release
We sporadically see that some raft node_test tests fail due to the leader not being stable. This commit should reduce the chances of that happening by increasing the election timeout to 250ms (instead of 50ms).
I couldn't reproduce the bug locally with this change.
If the bug still happens, we can try to force leadership to make it more deterministic.
Fixes: #132992, #131676, #132205, #133048
Release note: None
Release justification: backporting a deflake