Table:
text: United States House of Representatives elections, 1944
Arkansas
Arkansas
District Incumbent Party First_elected Result_ Candidates
Arkansas 1 Ezekiel C. Gathings Democratic 1938 Re-elected Ezekiel C. Gathings (D) Unopposed
Arkansas 2 Wilbur Mills Democratic 1938 Re-elected Wilbur Mills (D) Unopposed
Arkansas 4 William Fadjo Cravens Democratic 1943 Re-elected William Fadjo Cravens (D) Unopposed
Arkansas 5 Brooks Hays Democratic 1942 Re-elected Brooks Hays (D) 87.1% Lonzo A. Ross (R) 12.9%
Arkansas 6 William F. Norrell Democratic 1938 Re-elected William F. Norrell (D) Unopposed

Question: In what earliest years was an Arkansas incumbent first elected in the 1944 United States House of Representatives election?

Question: Which party did incumbent Brooks Hays belong to in the 1944 Arkansas United States House of Representatives election?