Table: united states house of representatives elections , 1998
[['district', 'incumbent', 'party', 'first elected', 'results', 'candidates'], ['new york 1', 'michael forbes', 'republican', '1994', 're - elected', 'michael forbes (r) 64% william holst (d) 36%'], ['new york 2', 'rick lazio', 'republican', '1992', 're - elected', 'rick lazio (r) 67% john bace (d) 30%'], ['new york 3', 'peter king', 'republican', '1992', 're - elected', 'peter king (r) 65% kevin langberg (d) 35%'], ['new york 4', 'carolyn mccarthy', 'democratic', '1996', 're - elected', 'carolyn mccarthy (d) 53% gregory becker (r) 47%'], ['new york 5', 'gary ackerman', 'democratic', '1983', 're - elected', 'gary ackerman (d) 65% david pinzon (r) 34%'], ['new york 6', 'gregory w meeks', 'democratic', 'february 3 , 1998 (special)', 're - elected', 'gregory w meeks (d) unopposed'], ['new york 7', 'thomas manton', 'democratic', '1984', 'retired democratic hold', 'joseph crowley (d) 68% james dillon (r) 28%'], ['new york 8', 'jerrold nadler', 'democratic', '1992', 're - elected', 'jerrold nadler (d) 86% ted howard (r) 14%'], ['new york 9', 'charles schumer', 'democratic', '1980', 'retired to run for us senate democratic hold', 'anthony weiner (d) 66% leslie telano (r) 24%'], ['new york 10', 'ed towns', 'democratic', '1982', 're - elected', 'ed towns (d) 92% ernestine brown (r) 7%'], ['new york 11', 'major owens', 'democratic', '1982', 're - elected', 'major owens (d) 89% david greene (r) 10%'], ['new york 12', 'nydia velazquez', 'democratic', '1992', 're - elected', 'nydia velazquez (d) 83% rosemarie markgraf (r) 13%'], ['new york 13', 'vito fossella', 'republican', '1997', 're - elected', 'vito fossella (r) 66% eugene prisco (d) 34%'], ['new york 15', 'charles b rangel', 'democratic', '1970', 're - elected', 'charles b rangel (d) 94% david cunningham (r) 6%'], ['new york 16', 'jose serrano', 'democratic', '1990', 're - elected', 'jose serrano (d) 96% thomas bayley (r) 4%'], ['new york 17', 'eliot engel', 'democratic', '1988', 're - elected', 'eliot engel (d) 88% peter fiumefreddo (r) 12%'], ['new york 18', 'nita lowey', 'democratic', '1988', 're - elected', 'nita lowey (d) unopposed'], ['new york 19', 'sue kelly', 'republican', '1994', 're - elected', 'sue kelly (r) 63% dick collins (d) 34%'], ['new york 20', 'benjamin gilman', 'republican', '1972', 're - elected', 'benjamin gilman (r) 58% paul feiner (d) 40%'], ['new york 21', 'mike mcnulty', 'democratic', '1988', 're - elected', 'mike mcnulty (d) 74% lauren ayers (r) 26%'], ['new york 22', 'gerald solomon', 'republican', '1978', 'retired republican hold', 'john sweeney (r) 56% jean bordewich (d) 43%'], ['new york 23', 'sherwood boehlert', 'republican', '1982', 're - elected', 'sherwood boehlert (r) unopposed'], ['new york 24', 'john mchugh', 'republican', '1992', 're - elected', 'john mchugh (r) 79% neil tallon (d) 21%'], ['new york 25', 'jim walsh', 'republican', '1988', 're - elected', 'jim walsh (r) 69% yvonne rothenberg (d) 31%'], ['new york 27', 'bill paxon', 'republican', '1988', 'retired republican hold', 'tom reynolds (r) 58% bill cook (d) 42%'], ['new york 28', 'louise slaughter', 'democratic', '1986', 're - elected', 'louise slaughter (d) 65% richard kaplan (r) 31%'], ['new york 29', 'john lafalce', 'democratic', '1974', 're - elected', 'john lafalce (d) 58% chris collins (r) 41%'], ['new york 30', 'jack quinn', 'republican', '1992', 're - elected', 'jack quinn (r) 68% crystal peoples (d) 32%']]
Statement: only 1 Representative Retired To pursue another political office
Statement: 2 Representative Retired their seat for Party Hold
Statement: woman only make up 16.6666666667% of these Representative
Statement: John Lafalce is the earliest Elected Representative
Statement: Gregory W Meeks was the only Representative Elected through a special Election