John Miller John Miller The 1938 Invercargill mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year.

The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Incumbent mayor John Miller sought a fourth consecutive term, the fifth in total, against deputy mayor Gordon Reed.

[1] Miller died on 20 September, resulting in a by-election in October.

Miller and Reed had previously run against one another for Invercargill in the 1935 general election, both losing to William Denham.