The polls closed at 7:30 p.m., but some voters were willing to wait.
More than 400 people waited to vote outside Ebenezer United Methodist Church on Rock Quarry Road in Raleigh. The crowd was largely African American and most people came from work.
Under North Carolina law, anyone in line when the polls close can cast a ballot. Some waited two hours to vote.
Every person Dome interviewed was voting Obama for president.
Marcus Turner and his friend Teon Rawles came from work to vote for Obama. Although CNN had announced Obama's win, they said they would wait to vote.
"I'm still waiting in line to vote for Obama, said Michelle Green. "Whatever it takes to make a difference, Lord knows the world needs it."
More after the jump.
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Bishop A. Carl Brown voted earlier but stayed to energize other Obama supporters.
"I'm standing out here with Barack Obama's people because we are fed up and ready for a change," he said. "We have seen this man go through so much ridicule and humiliation and we have seen him respond in a positive way—that's why we're standing here for Obama '08."
Night began to fall and the wind starting blowing.There were still about 50 people waiting to vote.
One of the last voters in line, Leticia Mendy, has just finished a 10-hour shift at Harris Teeter. Mendy said she came before work, but the 30-minute line was too long of a wait.
"I've been standing all day so I might as well stand another hour," she said.
Like many other voters at Ebeneezer Church, Mendy said she supports Obama because he'll bring change to the country.
"He's gonna make a difference," she said. "This is history—it's going down in '08."
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