I have heard it before in people's testimonies, how God called them, but then they deny election as taught in scripture.
When you read of that God would rather people repent and believe, doctrine of election is not at odds with that.
God commands all people all over to repent and believe. But they continually won't listen, rejecting the message.
Unless God does His work in them they will not believe.
John 6:29
Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the
work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”
You read how Jesus and the apostles shared the gospel with the unbelieving Jews and they continually rejected it.
Noah was a preacher of righteousness to his world, and still zero results.
The Doctrine of election describes how God saves us and even why He does.
Acts 13
44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God. 45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy; and contradicting and blaspheming, they opposed the things spoken by Paul. 46 Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said,
“It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles. 47 For so the Lord has commanded us:
‘I have set you as a light to the Gentiles,
That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”
48 Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord.
And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.
49 And the word of the Lord was being spread throughout all the region. 50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, raised up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region. 51 But they shook off the dust from their feet against them, and came to Iconium. 52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
