Marion E. Hay Republican Ernest Lister Democratic The 1912 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912.

Democratic nominee Ernest Lister defeated Republican incumbent Marion E. Hay with 30.55% of the vote.

[1] This was the first election in Washington in which women had the right to vote.

Primary elections were held on September 10, 1912.

W. W. Black was disqualified for being a sitting judge, so the second-placed Ernest Lister was ultimately the Democratic nominee.