CREATE TABLE table_58846 ("District" CLOB, "Incumbent" CLOB, "Party" CLOB, "First elected" FLOAT, "Results" CLOB)

What is the total of the first elected year of the incumbent from the washington 8 district?
SELECT COUNT("First elected") FROM table_58846 WHERE "District" = 'washington 8'
SELECT COUNT("First elected") FROM "table_58846" WHERE "District" = 'washington 8'