Midterm elections historically lead to stock market rallies, regardless of the results. Wednesday was no exception when there was a late-day rally in marijuana stocks adding icing to the cake.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average US:DJIA rose 545 points, or 2.1%, to close at 26,180.30. The S&P 500 Index US:SPX was up 2.1%, while the Nasdaq Composite Index US:COMP added 2.6%.