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 | first elected | result | candidates |
| north carolina 2 | willis alston | democratic - republican | 1798 | re - elected | willis alston (dr) 56.0% daniel mason (f) 44.0% |
| north carolina 5 | william r king | democratic - republican | 1810 | re - elected | william r king (dr) 100% |
| north carolina 6 | nathaniel macon | democratic - republican | 1791 | re - elected | nathaniel macon (dr) |
| north carolina 9 | none (district created) | none (district created) | none (district created) | new seat democratic - republican gain | bartlett yancey (dr) 61.1% james martin (f) 38.9% |
| north carolina 10 | joseph pearson | federalist | 1808 | re - elected | joseph pearson (f) 54.1% alexander gary (dr) 45.9% |
Title:
united states house of representatives elections , 1812
Statement:
democratic - republican is the party that the incumbent joseph pearson belonged to
Answer:
refuted