SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                 Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 5, 2006



                             Jaco Electronics, Inc.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                New York                001-05896           11-1978958
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           (State or other jurisdiction (Commission  (I.R.S. Employer
            of incorporation)           File Number) Identification No.)


                   145 Oser Avenue, Hauppauge, New York 11788
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (631) 273-5500
                      -------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                 Not Applicable
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

     |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
(17 CFR 230.425)

     |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14a-12)

     |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

     |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
<PAGE>


Item 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS;  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

(b) On October 5,  2006, Stephen A. Cohen, a director of Jaco Electronics,  Inc.
(the  "Company")  since  1970,  informed  the  Company  that,  due  to  personal
reasons,he  would not stand for  re-election  to the Board of  Directors of the
Company at the Company's next annual meeting to be held on December 12, 2006.





<PAGE>



                                 SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



Date:         October 11, 2006        JACO ELECTRONICS, INC.


                                      By:  /s/ Jeffrey D. Gash
                                          ------------------------------------
                                      Name: Jeffrey D. Gash
                                      Title:   Executive Vice President
[{"type": "8-K", "sequence": "1", "filename": "cohen8k101106.txt", "description": "STEPHEN COHEN DEPARTURE OF DIRECTOR", "secsgml_size_bytes": 3137}]
{"company-data": {"conformed-name": "JACO ELECTRONICS INC", "cik": "0000052971", "assigned-sic": "5065", "irs-number": "111978958", "state-of-incorporation": "NY", "fiscal-year-end": "0630"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "8-K", "act": "34", "file-number": "002-34664", "film-number": "061139419"}, "business-address": {"street1": "145 OSER AVE", "city": "HAUPPAUGE", "state": "NY", "zip": "11788", "phone": "6312735500"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "145 OSER AVE", "city": "HAUPPAUGE", "state": "NY", "zip": "11788"}}
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                 Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 5, 2006

                             Jaco Electronics, Inc.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                New York                001-05896           11-1978958
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           (State or other jurisdiction (Commission  (I.R.S. Employer
            of incorporation)           File Number) Identification No.)

                   145 Oser Avenue, Hauppauge, New York 11788
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (631) 273-5500
                      -------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                 Not Applicable
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

     |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
(17 CFR 230.425)

     |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14a-12)

     |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

     |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS;  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

(b) On October 5,  2006, Stephen A. Cohen, a director of Jaco Electronics,  Inc.
(the  "Company")  since  1970,  informed  the  Company  that,  due  to  personal
reasons,he  would not stand for  re-election  to the Board of  Directors of the
Company at the Company's next annual meeting to be held on December 12, 2006.
SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:         October 11, 2006        JACO ELECTRONICS, INC.

                                      By:  /s/ Jeffrey D. Gash
                                          ------------------------------------
                                      Name: Jeffrey D. Gash
                                      Title:   Executive Vice President