Exhibit 32.1


            Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer


The undersigned, Chairman, President and Treasurer, of Jaco Electronics, Inc.
(the "Company"), hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my
knowledge, that: (1) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the
quarterly period ended December 31, 2003 (the "Quarterly Report") accompanying
this certification fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (2) the
information contained in the Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of
the dates and for the periods presented as required by such report. The
foregoing certification is based upon, among other things, my responsibilities
as principal executive officer of the Company, my own due diligence and
representations made by certain other members of the Company's senior
management.

Date:  February 17, 2004

                              /s/ Joel H. Girsky
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                              Joel H. Girsky
                              Chairman, President and Treasurer
                              (Principal Executive Officer)