| Election Name: | 2004 Invercargill mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2001 Invercargill mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2001 |
| Next Election: | 2007 Invercargill mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
| Election Date: | 9 October 2004 |
| Turnout: | 19,716 |
| Candidate1: | Tim Shadbolt |
| Party1: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 16,690 |
| Percentage1: | 84.65 |
| Candidate2: | Alan Swallow |
| Party2: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,884 |
| Percentage2: | 14.62 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Tim Shadbolt |
| After Election: | Tim Shadbolt |
The 2004 Invercargill mayoral election commenced on Saturday, 9 October 2004 and was conducted under the First Past the Post system using the postal voting system. It was held as part of the 2004 New Zealand local elections.
The incumbent mayor Tim Shadbolt was comfortably returned to his position with 84% of the vote.[1]
The following table gives the election results: