Give you a statement and table with its title in Markdown format, please determine whether the statement is supported or refuted by, or is unrelated to the table. It'a binary classification problem, you should choose the answer between supported and refuted. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| district | incumbent | party | elected | status |
| california 1 | john all barham | republican | 1894 | re - elected |
| california 2 | marion de vries | democratic | 1896 | re - elected |
| california 3 | samuel g hilborn | republican | 1894 | defeated in primary republican hold |
| california 4 | james g maguire | democratic | 1892 | ran for governor republican gain |
| california 5 | eugene f loud | republican | 1890 | re - elected |
| california 6 | charles a barlow | populist | 1900 | lost re - election republican gain |
| california 7 | curtis h castle | populist | 1896 | lost re - election republican gain |
Title:
united states house of representatives elections , 1898
Statement:
marion de vries the democratic incumbent was re - elected prior to the 1896 election
Answer:
refuted