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Although the Democratic Party formally named Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as the party’s nominees for the November election earlier this month, the formal roll call was still held on the floor at the Democratic National Convention.
All US states and territories were allowed to formally announce how their state representatives voted, with each state receiving a special “walking song” before their votes were announced.
Here’s how each US state and territory was introduced by the convention’s DJ, DJ Cassidy:
Alabama – Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Alaska – feel more – Portugal. The Man
Arizona – Edge of Seventeen – Stevie Nicks
Arkansas – Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac
California – Next Episode – Dr. Dre Ft. Snoop Dogg, California Love – 2 Pack and Dr. Dre, OK – Kendrick Lamar and Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
Colorado – September – Earth, Air & Fire
Connecticut – Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder
Democrats Abroad – Love Train – The O’Jays
Washington DC – Let Me Clear My Thorat – DJ Cool
Delaware – High Love – Whitney Houston and Kyco
Florida – Won’t Back Down – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Georgia – Turn Down For What – Lil Jon
Guam – Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter
Hawaii – 24K Magic – Bruno Mars
Idaho – Private Idaho – B-52s
Illinois – Sirius – Alan Parsons Project
Indiana – Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
Iowa – Celebration – Cool & The Gang
Kansas – Carrie Ann Wayward Son – Kansas
Kentucky – First Class – Jack Harlow
Louisiana – I Only Win – DJ Khaled
Maine – Shut Up and Dance – Chandranai Walk the Moon
Maryland – Courtesy – Aretha Franklin
Massachusetts – I ship to Boston – Dropkick Murphys
Michigan – Lose Yourself – Eminem
Minnesota – Kiss and 1999 – Prince
Mississippi – Twistin’ the Night Away – Sam Cooke
Missouri – Good luck, Babe – Chapel Roan
Montana – American Girl – Lenny Kravitz
Nebraska – Fireworks – Katy Perry
Nevada – Mr. Brightside – The Killers
New Hampshire – Don’t Stop Believin’ – Travel
New Jersey – Born in USA – Bruce Springsteen
New Mexico – Hope – Demi Lovato
New York – Empire State of Mind – Jay-Z and Alicia Keys
North Carolina – Rise Up – Petey Pablo
North Dakota – Fight Song – Rachel Platton
Northern Mariana Islands – Not a high enough mountain
Ohio – Green Light – John Legend
Oklahoma – Ain’t Gonna Go Down (Until The Sun Comes Up) – Garth Brooks
Oregon – Float On – Moderate mouse
Pennsylvania – Motownphilly – Boyz II Men and Black & Yellow – Wiz Khalifa
Puerto Rico – Despacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee
Rhode Island – Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
South Carolina – Get On Up – James Brown
South Dakota – I Love About You – The Romantics
Tennessee – 9 to 5 – Dolly Parton
Texas – Texas Hold ‘Em – Beyonce
Utah – Animal – Neon Trees
Vermont – Stick Season – Noah Kahan
US Virgin Islands – VI to the Bone – Mike Love
Virginia – The Way I Are – Timbaland
Washington – Can’t Catch Us – Macklemore
West Virginia – Take Me Home (Country Roads) – John Denver
Wisconsin – Jump Around – House of Pain
Wyoming – I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
Here’s everything you need to know about Tuesday’s roll call.
What is different about this year’s roll call?
Rather than being the official number of delegates required to nominate members for the presidential ticket, this year’s roll call was ceremonial in nature.
That’s because Democrats sought to nominate Harris and Walls before Aug. 7, the original deadline for Ohio officials to get seats on the November ballot.
The Ohio Legislature passed a bill to change that deadline, with Democrats trying to avoid legal challenges to having their ticket on the ballot and instead opting for a virtual roll call, with delegates voting for Harris.
So while this year’s roll call had the traditional element of going state by state to announce support for Harris and Walls, it was only ceremonial in nature.
How did the roll call work?
With a few exceptions, the event continued largely in alphabetical order, with states pledging their delegates to the Harris-Wallace ticket.
57 representatives from all 50 states and US territories participated in the voice vote.
Do any states have special places in this order?
While traditional roll calls have the home state casting the final votes needed to secure a majority, this year the numbers went a little differently. President Joe Biden’s home state of Delaware received special mention, as did Walls’ Minnesota delegation and Harris’ California delegation.
