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 | lawrence h fountain | democratic | 1952 | re - elected | lawrence h fountain (d) unopposed |
| north carolina 4 | nick galifianakis | democratic | 1966 | re - elected | nick galifianakis (d) 52.4% jack hawke (r) 47.6% |
| north carolina 5 | wilmer mizell | republican | 1968 | re - elected | wilmer mizell (r) 58.1% james g white (d) 41.9% |
| north carolina 8 | earl b ruth | republican | 1968 | re - elected | earl b ruth (r) 56.1% h clifton blue (d) 43.9% |
| north carolina 9 | charles r jonas | republican | 1952 | re - elected | charles r jonas (r) 66.6% cy n bahakel (d) 33.4% |
Title:
united states house of representatives elections , 1970
Statement:
republicans were re - elected in districts 5 and higher , as more republican voters were living in that area
Answer:
supported