Exhibit 32.2


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



         I, Juanita H. Hinshaw, Senior Vice President and Principal
Financial 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 September 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/ Juanita H. Hinshaw
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Juanita H. Hinshaw
Senior Vice President and Principal Financial Officer



November 12, 2004