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 |
| south carolina 1 | l mendel rivers | democratic | 1940 | re - elected | l mendel rivers (d) unopposed |
| south carolina 2 | john j riley | democratic | 1950 | re - elected | john j riley (d) unopposed |
| south carolina 3 | william jennings bryan dorn | democratic | 1950 | re - elected | william jennings bryan dorn (d) unopposed |
| south carolina 4 | robert t ashmore | democratic | 1953 | re - elected | robert t ashmore (d) unopposed |
| south carolina 5 | robert w hemphill | democratic | 1956 | re - elected | robert w hemphill (d) unopposed |
Title:
united states house of representatives elections , 1960
Statement:
the earliest year a candidate was first elected is 1940
Answer:
supported