CREATE TABLE "united_states_house_of_representatives_e" (
  "district" text,
  "incumbent" text,
  "party" text,
  "first_elected" real,
  "result" text,
  "candidates" text
);

Question: What is the district that has a republican?
SQL: SELECT "district" FROM "united_states_house_of_representatives_e" WHERE "party"='Republican';

Question: What party is incumbent thomas j. lane from?
SQL: SELECT "party" FROM "united_states_house_of_representatives_e" WHERE "incumbent"='Thomas J. Lane';

Question: What is the last year that someone is first elected in this table?
SQL: SELECT MAX("first_elected") FROM "united_states_house_of_representatives_e";