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, 2005 (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, 2005