Table: united states house of representatives elections , 1988
[['district', 'incumbent', 'party', 'first elected', 'result', 'candidates'], ['massachusetts 1', 'silvio conte', 'republican', '1958', 're - elected', 'silvio conte (r) 82.7% john r arden (d) 17.3%'], ['massachusetts 2', 'edward boland', 'democratic', '1952', 'retired democratic hold', 'richard neal (d) 80.3% louis r godena (i) 19.7%'], ['massachusetts 3', 'joseph d early', 'democratic', '1974', 're - elected', 'joseph d early (d) unopposed'], ['massachusetts 4', 'barney frank', 'democratic', '1980', 're - elected', 'barney frank (d) 70.3% debra r tucker (r) 29.7%'], ['massachusetts 7', 'ed markey', 'democratic', '1976', 're - elected', 'ed markey (d) unopposed'], ['massachusetts 9', 'joe moakley', 'democratic', '1972', 're - elected', 'joe moakley (d) unopposed']]
Statement: 3 Candidate ran Unopposed
Statement: 5 Incumbent were Re - Elected
Statement: Barney Frank was First Elected the most recently
Statement: 5 out of 6 Incumbent were Democratic
Statement: Edward Boland was First Elected 6 year before Silvio Conte