| Election Name: | 2013 Invercargill mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 Invercargill mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Invercargill mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Election Date: | 12 October 2013 |
| Turnout: | 17,509 |
| Candidate1: | Tim Shadbolt |
| Party1: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 12,050 |
| Percentage1: | 68.82 |
| Candidate2: | Lindsay Dow |
| Party2: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 4,926 |
| Percentage2: | 28.13 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Tim Shadbolt |
| After Election: | Tim Shadbolt |
The 2013 Invercargill mayoral election finished on Saturday, 12 October 2013 and was conducted under the first-past-the-post voting system using the postal voting system. It was held as part of the 2013 New Zealand local elections.
The candidates for mayor included the incumbent Tim Shadbolt who contested a seventh consecutive term. Other candidates included Shadbolt defeated challengers, Lindsay Dow and Kevin Middleton. Shadbolt was re-elected with a decreased majority.[1]
The following table gives the election results: