Exhibit 32.2


            Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer


The undersigned, Executive Vice President, Finance and Secretary, 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 September 30, 2004 (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 financial officer of the Company, my own due
diligence and representations made by certain other members of the Company's
senior management.


Date:  November 15, 2004

                            /s/ Jeffrey D. Gash
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                            Jeffrey D. Gash
                            Executive Vice President, Finance and Secretary
                            (Principal Financial Officer)