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:
| office | democratic ticket | republican ticket | american labor ticket | socialist ticket |
| governor | herbert h lehman | thomas e dewey | herbert h lehman | norman thomas |
| lieutenant governor | charles poletti | frederic h bontecou | charles poletti | george w hartmann |
| comptroller | morris s tremaine | julius rothstein | langdon w post | coleman b cheney |
| attorney general | john j bennett , jr | arthur v mcdermott | joseph v o'leary | marion l severn |
| us senator (full term) | robert f wagner | john lord o'brian | robert f wagner | herman j hahn |
| us senator (short term) | james m mead | edward f corsi | james m mead | harry w laidler |
| us representative - at - large | matthew j merritt | richard b scandrett , jr | matthew j merritt | brendan sexton |
| us representative - at - large | caroline o'day | helen z m rodgers | caroline o'day | edna mitchell blue |
Title:
new york state election , 1938
Statement:
richard b scandrett , jr is the republican candidate that ran against the american labor candidate matthew j merritt
Answer:
supported