The U.S. stock market was closed on Election Day through the 1980 election. How it has performed on Election Day in the years since:
— Nov. 6, 1984: Hours before Ronald Reagan beats Walter Mondale in a landslide for re-election, and with the economy healing after a deep recession, the Dow climbs 14 points to 1,244.
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