[1][2] In 1996, McCorkell retired to run in the Democratic primary for one of Oklahoma's United States Senate seats.
[2] In 2006, McCorkell lost the Tulsa mayoral Democratic primary to Kathy Taylor.
[4] During the primary he accused Taylor of voter fraud in the 2000 election, however the district attorneys' office did not file charges.
[5] After the 2006 mayoral election, McCorkell travelled to Santa Barbara to visit and eventually moved to the area.
His 2008 documentary, Shall We Gather at the River, was critically acclaimed throughout the western United States.