| Election Name: | 1981 Buffalo mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Buffalo, New York.svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 1977 |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
| Image1: | File:James D. Griffin at Groundbreaking of Pilot Field (now Sahlen Field), July 1986 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Jimmy Griffin |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 72,361 |
| Percentage1: | 90.19% |
| Nominee2: | Alfred Coppola |
| Party2: | Liberal Party of New York |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,869 |
| Percentage2: | 9.81% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Jimmy Griffin |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jimmy Griffin |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The Buffalo mayoral election of 1981 took place in Buffalo, New York, USA, on November 4, 1981, and resulted in the incumbent mayor Jimmy Griffin winning a second term over his opponent, the local politician Alfred Coppola, who ran on a minor party line.[1]