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15A Election '89 Democratic incumbsnts keep': seats in 7th, ejipect key posts Republican challengers fall by 2-1 margin C0UKltH-P05T, Weanesoay, Novemoer it, isos i A L'-', J.l,.I..., Democrats keep count: John McBride, Schneider and Jerome Sweeney look at tallies. Democratic candidate for Burlington County Kalik's 7th District colleague, Thomas P. Foy sheriff, takes down numbers (above) while 7th (below), watches McBride record more figures. District Assemblywoman Barbara Faith Kalik Kalik and Foy kept their seats while challengers (from left) and 8th District candidates Sanford Schneider, Sweeney and McBride lost. y-f I 1 A- Courier-Post photo by Frank Saia Split verdict: Republican Freeholder Bradford Smith and 7th District Assembly Candidate Renee Borstad smile at Burlington County GOP headquarters last night.

Smith won re-election, but Borstad and running mate Vincent Farias failed to unseat incumbent Democrats Barbara Faith Kalik and Thomas P. Foy. By SHARON WILMORE Courier-Post Staff BURLINGTON CITY Democratic incumbents in the 7th Legislative District gave a repeat performance yesterday, walking away with the honors. Barbara Faith Kalik, of Willing-boro, and Thomas P. Foy, of Edgewater Park, who campaigned on what they described as their strong records, soundly defeated their Republican challengers by a 2-to-l margin.

This was the second time in as many elections that Kalik and Foy defeated Republicans Renee L. Borstad, of Willingboro, and Vincent Farias, of Edgewater Park. And as the two Democrats were expected to retain their seats, they are also expected to accept key appointments with Governor-elect James J. Florio's administration. "I have not been asked," Foy said.

"If offered, I will consult with my family first, my constituents second, and make a decision about whatever opportunity is offered to me," Foy said as he celebrated with other county Democrats at the Londonshire House, a Burlington City restaurant Foy said that, if he vacates his seat, he will "wholeheartedly support my brother Joseph," who is mayor of Burlington Township. If not offered a position in the Florio administration, Foy said he would run for Assembly speaker if he got Florio's support Foy, an attorney and general counsel to the state AFL-CIO, is expected to be appointed secretary of labor. Kalik said she would enjoy being in a top-level policy position with the Florio administration, preferably the Casino Control Commission or the Lottery Commission. "There are some things in state government that I truly love, but there are some things that I wouldn't do," she said. Unlike Foy, Kalik didn't throw her support behind anyone for her seat "I'm sure there are a lot of people chomping at the bit Twelve years it a long time.

It could be anyone from my son to the chairman of the party." it 7th District 7th DISTRICT (elect 2) 100 of vote Thomas P. Foy (D-inc.) 33,549 Barbara F. Kalik (D-inc.) 33,627 Renee Borstad (R) 1 8,276 Vincent R. Farias (R) 18,130 Both Kalik and Foy said they campaigned on their records, and Foy in particular never hesitated to align himself with Florio on key issues such as automobile insurance reform. Challenger Farias, trying to appear upbeat, said, "I wanted to win, but it was a tough year.

I would have done a good job. "I will keep plugging away." Borstad said she'll keep on running. "I always expect to win. We are good candidates. It's getting better." Kalik, 52, the first woman mayor of Willingboro and the owner of Jolie Travel Center in Willingboro, will be entering her seventh term in the Assembly.

Foy, 37, will be entering his fourth term and is an assistant minority leader in the Republican-controlled Assembly. Borstad, 57, has been director of the Burlington County Consumer Affairs Office and superintendent of the county's weights and measures bureau. Borstad and Farias had challenged the voters to give them a chance to prove themselves in Trenton. "Give me two years. If you don't like what I do, kick me out," said Farias, 42, an Edgewater Park school teacher and township council member.

Voters return Republicans Colburn and Shinn to Assembly I -A Hm Courier-Post photos by Frank Saia Courier-Post state to add a penny to the gas tax to offset long-term medical expenses. "It's the least painful way to get the dollars," said Shinn. "Insurance will never be cheap but it will be affordable. The 52-year-old also is concerned about land preservation and is working to preserve thousands of acres of farmland as a rrjans to control the burgeoning jj" port and Willingboro Mount Holly. Jr.

of -4 A- 'V nf I Incumbents top Democratic challengers By JUDITH THOMAS Courier-Post Staff MOUNT HOLLY Republican Assemblymen Harold L. Colburn and Robert C. Shinn are going back to Trenton. They beat out Democratic challengers Sanford Schneider and Jerome Sweeney by nearly a 2-to-l margin. Both Schneider and Sweeney believed the incumbents' money made the difference.

"We could have used a lot more money. We were outspent 11-to-l, but that's the power of incumbency," Schneider said. While Schneider wouldn't say if he would run again, he did say, "There's life after the election." Said Schneider "I think that having (Governor-elect) Jim Florio at the top of the ticket helped. Also people wanted change." Sweeney was optimistic despite his loss. "I think I won in one sense because Florio won," he said.

"I think I was a good candidate. I think the Assembly would have benefited from my membership." At the Republican headquarters on High Street here, the crowd of supporters cheered as the winners walked into cramped offices. The mood was upbeat and happy. "We won, we won," said Republican Party Chairman J. Garfield DeMarco as he shook Shinn's hand.

This is the fourth victory for both assemblymen. "I was a bit nervous," said Shinn. "We were afraid of Florio's coattailsbutweheldourown." Shinn, a special projects coordinator for the county, sees himself as the garbage, sludge and septic champion of his district. Ocean dumping, medical waste and sludge disposal problems are 'p l' tit- i 1 1 1 i I photo by Frank Saia Courier-Post photo by Richard Borys over Schneider and Sweeney. Both Republican incumbents earned a fourth term with yesterday's win.

'I was a bit nervous, said Shinn. 'We were afraid of Florio's coattails, but we held our Burlington County Clerk Edward A. Kelly of hold a discussion at GOP headquarters in Shinn and Assemblyman Harold A. Colburn Moorestown won by a nearly 2-to-1 margin 8th District: 8th District Democrats Sanford Schneider (from left) and Jerome A. Sweeney look over figures at the Londonshire restaurant in Burlington City, as Assemblyman Robert C.

Shinn Jr. of Haines- to deal with the problem," said 64-year-old Colburn of Moorestown. Meanwhile, Schneider, 55, a member of the Medford Board of Education for the past eight years and in his second term as board president, hopes to get a place in Florio's administration. Sweeney, 59, who was a Mount Holly councilman from 1982 to 1986, will continue working at his Mount Holly law practice. growth the state is experiencing.

Colburn circled the crowded room, shaking hands and thanking supporters. He said he will continue his fight in the Legislature to institute AIDS testing for newborns. "That's where we'll be able to find new cases; people have to realize we're dealing with an epidemic. Testing is one of the first ways at the top of his agenda, said Shinn. The Hainesport resident, who served three terms as a Burlington County freeholder, heads the state's Solid Waste Committee.

Car insurance is another major problem Shinn said he would tackle when he returns to the Legislature. He wants the Joint Underwriting Association (JUA) to go into receivership and the 8th District 8th DISTRICT (elect 2) 99 of vote Sanford Schneider (D) 23,773 Jerome A. Sweeney (D) 24,269 Harold L. Colburn Jr. (R-lnc.) ...32,740 Robert C.

Shinn Jr. (R-inc.) .....32,653 5.