Roy Cooper defeated Trump-backed Michael Whatley in North Carolina's Senate contest. The result gives Democrats a key gain in their effort to challenge the Republican majority.

WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Democrats won major Senate races in North Carolina and Georgia, but it remained unclear whether the party would succeed in wresting control of the chamber from President Donald Trump's Republicans with millions of votes still uncounted in Tuesday's midterm elections.

North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race Tuesday is a clash of political trends.

Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper defeated Michael Whatley in North Carolina's Senate race after top GOP-aligned groups pulled spending a month ago.