Table: united states house of representatives elections , 1798
[['district', 'incumbent', 'party', 'first elected', 'result', 'candidates'], ['virginia 1', 'daniel morgan', 'federalist', '1797', 'retired federalist hold', 'robert page (f) 54.3% john smith (dr) 45.7%'], ['virginia 2', 'david holmes', 'democratic - republican', '1797', 're - elected', 'david holmes (dr) robert porterfield (f)'], ['virginia 3', 'james machir', 'federalist', '1797', 'retired democratic - republican gain', 'george jackson (dr) 53.9% john haymond (f) 46.0%'], ['virginia 4', 'abram trigg', 'democratic - republican', '1797', 're - elected', 'abram trigg (dr) 88.5% william preston (f) 11.5%'], ['virginia 5', 'john j trigg', 'democratic - republican', '1797', 're - elected', 'john j trigg (dr) george hancock (f)'], ['virginia 6', 'matthew clay', 'democratic - republican', '1797', 're - elected', 'matthew clay (dr) isaac coles (dr)'], ['virginia 12', 'thomas evans', 'federalist', '1797', 're - elected', 'thomas evans (f) 62.3% john page (dr) 37.7%'], ['virginia 13', 'john clopton', 'democratic - republican', '1795', 'lost re - election federalist gain', 'john marshall (f) john clopton (dr)'], ['virginia 15', 'john dawson', 'democratic - republican', '1797', 're - elected', 'john dawson (dr)'], ['virginia 16', 'anthony new', 'democratic - republican', '1793', 're - elected', 'anthony new (dr) benjamin temple (f)'], ['virginia 17', 'richard brent', 'democratic - republican', '1795', 'retired federalist gain', 'leven powell (f) 63.8% roger west (dr) 36.4%'], ['virginia 18', 'john nicholas', 'democratic - republican', '1793', 're - elected', 'john nicholas (dr) john blackwell (f)']]
Statement: Anthony New and John Nicholas were the earliest Incumbent to be Elected
Statement: neither John clapton nor Richard Brent served after the 1795 Election
Statement: the only Incumbent to lose his seat for Democratic - Republican Gain was James Machir
Statement: when Daniel Morgan Retired , Federalist Robert Page was Elected with 54.3% of the vote
Statement: the only Incumbent to run unopposed was John Dawson