Yochum to No Longer Appear on Nov. Ballot Due to Procedural Error

Paperwork snafu leaves Democrats without candidate for Indiana Senate seat

Video board image welcoming Indiana Democratic delegates to the party’s state convention on June 6, 2026, in Indianapolis. (Photo by Casey Smith/Indiana Capital Chronicle)The four-term mayor of Vincennes won’t be on the November ballot for an Indiana Senate seat because of a paperwork mistake by a Democratic Party official. Democratic 8th Congressional District Chair Dave Crooks is taking the blame for not filing the required form on time to mak…

Yochum to no longer appear on Nov. ballot due to procedural error

VINCENNES — After a procedural filing error, Mayor of Vincennes Joe Yochum will no longer appear on the November ballot.

Yochum Out as State Senate Candidate

Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum will not appear on the November ballot for State Senate District 39. Yochum said an Indiana Democratic Party procedural err...

8th District Democratic Chair Takes Blame For Keeping Yochum Off SD 39 Ballot

The chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party’s 8th District said Tuesday night that he failed to file the paperwork required to place Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum on the November ballot as the Democratic candidate for Indiana Senate District 39. “As the Chair of the caucus that met to put Mayor Yochum on the ballot for state Senate District 39, I misunderstood my responsibility to file the final form within five days of the caucus,” Dave Crooks sa…