From farm to beach, Democrats across America nominate Biden

 A Montana cattle range, a California beach, a historic bridge in Alabama. A masked man on a Rhode Island beach holding a heaping platter of fried calamari.

se were sometimes kitschy, sometimes poignant scenes from first-ever virtual roll call vote at Democratic National Convention.

state-by-state tally of delegates that les up to formal mination of party's candidate, in this case Joe Biden, is typically shouted from corners of a isy convention hall floor. But that process, like many convention tritions, h to be reimagined for a socially distanced, pandemic-era convention. Democrats' solution was a video mont of delegates calling out ir vote tallies, and flashing hometown pride, from scenic locations across country.

“We must elect a president who will respect our voices, protect our waters and dress climate change," said Chuck Degnan, a veteran, fisherman and Democratic activist from Alaska, speaking from Native Unalakleet Vill.

videos brought a light tone to evening, and a departure from slickly-produced segments and speeches. y mixed TikTok-style homeme goofiness with classic Americana — and, of course, politics.

In Michigan, Sen. Gary Peters stood alongside autoworker Ray Curry in front of a row of shiny cars talking about Biden’s work to bail out auto industry in Great Recession. In Louisiana, Rep. Cedric Richmond spoke from an art studio featuring colorful murals. In Kansas, farmer Mark Pringle spoke from fields.

In Rhode Island, state Rep. Joseph McNamara proudly dubbed his home “ calamari comeback” state as a restaurant worker held plate of appetizer without comment.

Or speakers included Biden's onetime rivals, Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana.

While many of videos were light, ors took on a more serious tone: In Nebraska, Geraldine Waller, an employee at a meatpacking plant, wore a mask as she spoke about struggles of essential workers amid pandemic. Fred Guttenberg spoke about Biden's compassion following murder of his daughter at 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida. In Wyoming, Judy and Dennis Shepherd spoke about Biden's work to protect LGBTQ Americans more than 20 years after ir son Matw was beaten to death.

In Tennessee, college student Keely S marked 100th anniversary of ratification of 19th amendment, which granted women right to vote.

Each state also cast some votes for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, last Democrat in race to challenge Biden. He and his wife, Jane Sanders, stood in background wearing masks in a video of Vermont delegation anuncing ir votes.

Following trition, Delaware, Biden's home state, was final state to anunce its support for Biden, with Gov. John Carney and Sen. Tom Carper standing at train station Biden famously used daily to commute to Washington as a young senator.

“Long before this train station bore his name, you’d see Joe Biden up here on platform with rest of crowd," Carney said.