Exhibit 32.1

                          CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                           18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                           AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         I, Robert A. Reynolds, Jr., President and Principal Executive
Officer of Graybar Electric Company, Inc. ("the Company"), certify, pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
that:

         (1)    The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the
                period ended June 30, 2004 (the "Report") fully complies
                with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                all material respects, the financial condition and results
                of operations of the Company.






/s/ Robert A. Reynolds, Jr.
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Robert A. Reynolds, Jr.
President and Principal Executive Officer



August 12, 2004