Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| New York 1 | Michael Forbes | Republican | 1994 | Re-elected | Michael Forbes (R) 64% William Holst (D) 36% |
| New York 2 | Rick Lazio | Republican | 1992 | Re-elected | Rick Lazio (R) 67% John Bace (D) 30% |
| New York 3 | Peter King | Republican | 1992 | Re-elected | Peter King (R) 65% Kevin Langberg (D) 35% |
| New York 4 | Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | 1996 | Re-elected | Carolyn McCarthy (D) 53% Gregory Becker (R) 47% |
| New York 5 | Gary Ackerman | Democratic | 1983 | Re-elected | Gary Ackerman (D) 65% David Pinzon (R) 34% |
| New York 6 | Gregory W. Meeks | Democratic | February 3, 1998 (Special) | Re-elected | Gregory W. Meeks (D) unopposed |
| New York 7 | Thomas Manton | Democratic | 1984 | Retired Democratic hold | Joseph Crowley (D) 68% James Dillon (R) 28% |
| New York 8 | Jerrold Nadler | Democratic | 1992 | Re-elected | Jerrold Nadler (D) 86% Ted Howard (R) 14% |
| New York 9 | Charles Schumer | Democratic | 1980 | Retired to run for U.S. Senate Democratic hold | Anthony Weiner (D) 66% Leslie Telano (R) 24% |
| New York 10 | Ed Towns | Democratic | 1982 | Re-elected | Ed Towns (D) 92% Ernestine Brown (R) 7% |
| New York 11 | Major Owens | Democratic | 1982 | Re-elected | Major Owens (D) 89% David Greene (R) 10% |
| New York 12 | Nydia Velazquez | Democratic | 1992 | Re-elected | Nydia Velazquez (D) 83% Rosemarie Markgraf (R) 13% |
| New York 13 | Vito Fossella | Republican | 1997 | Re-elected | Vito Fossella (R) 66% Eugene Prisco (D) 34% |
| New York 15 | Charles B. Rangel | Democratic | 1970 | Re-elected | Charles B. Rangel (D) 94% David Cunningham (R) 6% |
| New York 16 | Jose Serrano | Democratic | 1990 | Re-elected | Jose Serrano (D) 96% Thomas Bayley (R) 4% |
| New York 17 | Eliot Engel | Democratic | 1988 | Re-elected | Eliot Engel (D) 88% Peter Fiumefreddo (R) 12% |
| New York 18 | Nita Lowey | Democratic | 1988 | Re-elected | Nita Lowey (D) unopposed |
| New York 19 | Sue Kelly | Republican | 1994 | Re-elected | Sue Kelly (R) 63% Dick Collins (D) 34% |
| New York 20 | Benjamin Gilman | Republican | 1972 | Re-elected | Benjamin Gilman (R) 58% Paul Feiner (D) 40% |
| New York 21 | Mike McNulty | Democratic | 1988 | Re-elected | Mike McNulty (D) 74% Lauren Ayers (R) 26% |
| New York 22 | Gerald Solomon | Republican | 1978 | Retired Republican hold | John Sweeney (R) 56% Jean Bordewich (D) 43% |
| New York 23 | Sherwood Boehlert | Republican | 1982 | Re-elected | Sherwood Boehlert (R) unopposed |
| New York 24 | John McHugh | Republican | 1992 | Re-elected | John McHugh (R) 79% Neil Tallon (D) 21% |
| New York 25 | Jim Walsh | Republican | 1988 | Re-elected | Jim Walsh (R) 69% Yvonne Rothenberg (D) 31% |
| New York 27 | Bill Paxon | Republican | 1988 | Retired Republican hold | Tom Reynolds (R) 58% Bill Cook (D) 42% |
| New York 28 | Louise Slaughter | Democratic | 1986 | Re-elected | Louise Slaughter (D) 65% Richard Kaplan (R) 31% |
| New York 29 | John LaFalce | Democratic | 1974 | Re-elected | John LaFalce (D) 58% Chris Collins (R) 41% |
| New York 30 | Jack Quinn | Republican | 1992 | Re-elected | Jack Quinn (R) 68% Crystal Peoples (D) 32% |
Question:
What's the first elected year of the district that Ed Towns is an incumbent of?
Answer:
1982.0