P. O. BOX 7231

St. Louis, MO 63177-1231

Matthew W. Geekie

Senior Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel

Phone    314-573-9200
Direct    314-573-9278

Fax314-573-9445

Email    Matthew.Geekie@graybar.com

November 1, 2017
VIA EDGAR AND TELECOPIER (202-772-9367) Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F. Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20549 Attention: Caleb French
	RE: Graybar Electric Company, Inc. and Voting Trustees    under Voting Trust Agreement   Registration Statement on Form S-1   (Registration No. 333-220147)
Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Graybar Electric Company, Inc. and the Voting Trustees under the Voting Trust Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2017, relating to Common Stock issued by Graybar Electric Company, Inc. hereby request acceleration of the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement so that it may become effective at 9:00 a.m. EST on November 3, 2017, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

Please call James R. Levey at (314) 573-9245, Robert J. Endicott at (314) 259-2447, or me at (314) 573-9278, if you have any questions or comments. Thanks for your continued assistance.

Sincerely,

GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.

By:        /s/ M. W. Geekie        

M. W. Geekie, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

VOTING TRUSTEES

/s/ K. M. Mazzarella            

K. M. Mazzarella

/s/ R. R. Harwood            

R. R. Harwood

/s/ R. C. Lyons            

R. C. Lyons

/s/ D. G. Maxwell            

D. G. Maxwell

/s/ W. P. Mansfield            

W. P. Mansfield

34 NORTH MERAMEC AVENUE, CLAYTON, MISSOURI 63105-3882

www.graybar.com