What year was incumbent joe b. bates first elected?
CREATE TABLE table_1342233_17 (first_elected VARCHAR, incumbent VARCHAR)
SELECT first_elected FROM table_1342233_17 WHERE incumbent = "Joe B. Bates"
### Context: CREATE TABLE table_1342233_17 (first_elected VARCHAR, incumbent VARCHAR) ### Question: What year was incumbent joe b. bates first elected? ### Answer: SELECT first_elected FROM table_1342233_17 WHERE incumbent = "Joe B. Bates"