Derek Mahnke

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Derek Mahnke

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Nonpartisan

Wells Branch Community Library District Board At-large

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2025

Prior offices

Wells Branch Community Library District Board At-large

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 4, 2025

Derek Mahnke is an at-large member of the Wells Branch Community Library District in Texas.

Mahnke won re-election for an at-large seat of the Wells Branch Community Library District in Texas outright after the general election on November 4, 2025, was canceled.

Elections

2025

See also: Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2025)

General election

The general election was canceled. Matt Bucher (Nonpartisan) and Derek Mahnke (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Mahnke in this election.

2023

See also: Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2023)

General election

General election for Wells Branch Community Library District Board At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Matt Bucher and Derek Mahnke defeated incumbent Ralph Simon in the general election for Wells Branch Community Library District Board At-large on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Matt Bucher (Nonpartisan)	41.4	628
✔	Submit photo	Derek Mahnke (Nonpartisan)	34.0	516
	Submit photo	Ralph Simon (Nonpartisan)	24.5	372

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,516
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Mahnke in this election.

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2022)

General election

General election for Wells Branch Community Library District Board At-large (3 seats)

Incumbent Jennifer Christmas, incumbent Abigail Joffrain, and Jane Marawar defeated incumbent Derek Mahnke in the general election for Wells Branch Community Library District Board At-large on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jennifer Christmas (Nonpartisan)	29.5	1,999
✔	Submit photo	Abigail Joffrain (Nonpartisan)	27.4	1,857
✔	Submit photo	Jane Marawar (Nonpartisan)	25.2	1,708
	Submit photo	Derek Mahnke (Nonpartisan)	17.8	1,208

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,772
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Mahnke in this election.

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Derek Mahnke did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.

2023

Derek Mahnke did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Derek Mahnke did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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