Don McCorkell represented the 72nd district of the
Oklahoma House of Representatives between 1978 and 1996. His campaign's top priorities were economic development and education. In 2006, McCorkell lost the
Tulsa mayoral Democratic primary to
Kathy Taylor. He spent $1 million self financing his campaign. During the primary he accused Taylor of voter fraud in the 2000 election, however the district attorneys' office did not file charges. ==Later life and death==