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 September 30, 2006 (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


November 10, 2006