Democratic Party chairs in McDowell County (incomplete!): Lawrence E. Tierney, as of 1917 — D. L. Auvil, as of 1929 — Fred L. Ray, as of 1940-41 — Lucian Fry, as of 1942 — B. M. Stone, as of 1945-63 — J. Lewis Pais, as of 1969-70 — Albert Falvo, as of 1975 — Ebb Whitley, as of 1983

Republican Party chairs in McDowell County (incomplete!): McGinnis Hatfield, as of 1917 — T. W. Edwards, as of 1940-42 — Joseph M. Crockett, as of 1945-46 — Lon L. Ashworth, as of 1949 — John A. Blevins, as of 1950-54 — J. M. 'Jack' Beamer, as of 1961-63 — Stephen Mamick, as of 1969 — M. E. Hatfield, as of 1973 — E. F. Hendrick, as of 1983

McDowell County Delegates
to National Party Conventions

Democratic National Conventions:     1924, New York: Luther H. Clark — Mrs. Lawrence C. Tierney     1932, Chicago: Thomas H. S. Curd     1936, Philadelphia: E. L. Youngue     1940, Chicago: G. A. Bryant — Fred L. Ray     1948, Philadelphia: Lawrence L. Belcher     1952, Chicago: Lawrence L. Belcher — Fleming A. Jones, Jr.     1956, Chicago: Hal B. Belcher     1960, Los Angeles: Sidney L. Christie     1972, Miami Beach: Reba Carroll

Republican National Conventions:     1896, St. Louis: Thomas E. Houston     1900, Philadelphia: S. F. Morris     1904, Chicago: Thomas E. Houston     1908, Chicago: A. L. Calhoun — Thomas E. Houston     1916, Chicago: Henry D. Hatfield — T. Edward Hill — M. T. Whittico     1920, Chicago: T. Edward Hill     1924, Cleveland: T. Edward Hill — I. J. Rhodes     1928, Kansas City: J. E. Brown — J. M. Harman     1936, Cleveland: Perle T. Harman — W. R. Keyser     1940, Philadelphia: McGinnis Hatfield     1944, Chicago: Harry J. Capehart — McGinnis Hatfield     1948, Philadelphia: McGinnis Hatfield     1952, Chicago: McGinnis Hatfield — Leon P. Miller     1956, San Francisco: Wade H. Ballard — J. M. 'Jack' Beamer — John A. Blevins     1960, Chicago: Wade H. Ballard — J. M. 'Jack' Beamer