| Election Name: | 1977 Dunedin mayoral election |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Flag Image: | Dunedin city coa.gif |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1974 Dunedin mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1974 |
| Next Election: | 1980 Dunedin mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
| Election Date: | 8 October 1977 |
| Turnout: | 25,236 (54.16%) |
| Party Name: | no |
| Candidate1: | Cliff Skeggs |
| Party1: | Citizens' |
| Color1: | 6495ED |
| Popular Vote1: | 11,216 |
| Percentage1: | 44.44 |
| Candidate2: | Dorothy Fraser |
| Party2: | Labour |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,590 |
| Percentage2: | 30.07 |
| Candidate3: | Iona Williams |
| Party3: | Independent |
| Popular Vote3: | 6,171 |
| Percentage3: | 24.45 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Jim Barnes |
| After Election: | Cliff Skeggs |
The 1977 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1977, elections were held for the Mayor of Dunedin plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
Councillor Cliff Skeggs was elected Mayor of Dunedin to succeed Jim Barnes, who stood down from the mayoralty but was elected as a councillor. He defeated councillor Dorothy Fraser of the Labour Party, who was re-elected to the Hospital Board of which she was chairman. Former Citizens' councillor Iona Williams also contested to mayoralty, polling higher than any independent mayoral candidate since 1933.
The following table shows the results for the election: