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''The Almanac of American Politics'' in ''The National Journal,'' 1987, p. 740.</ref> Sandman called for the hearing of the specifics of each charge against the President. After the release of the "smoking gun" transcript, however, Sandman announced he would vote to impeach Nixon when the articles came before the full House (as did every Republican who opposed impeachment in committee). He called the disclosure "devastating–impeachable."<ref name=Timemagazine>AllPolitics - Back in TIME for August 19, 1974 (cnn.com), accessed November 12, 2021.</ref>

''The Almanac of American Politics'' in ''The National Journal,'' 1987, p. 740.</ref> Sandman called for the hearing of the specifics of each charge against the President. After the release of the "smoking gun" transcript, however, Sandman announced he would vote to impeach Nixon when the articles came before the full House (as did every Republican who opposed impeachment in committee). He called the disclosure "devastating–impeachable."<ref name=Timemagazine>AllPolitics - Back in TIME for August 19, 1974 (cnn.com), accessed November 12, 2021.</ref>

In the 1974 congressional elections, which followed the resignation of President Nixon before he could be impeached, the Republicans faced many losses because of the [[Watergate]] scandal even though the individual House members had nothing to do with Watergate. Despite Sandman's change of heart on impeachment, his reputation in the televised hearings prevented his House reelection. He was soundly defeated by Democrat William John Hughes (1932-2019) in an election that Sandman described as "not a Republican year."<ref>Not a Republican Year,’ Sandman Says - The New York Times (nytimes.com), accessed November 12, 2021.</ref> In 1975, after he left Congress, [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Nelson Rockefeller]], the former governor of [[New York]], invited Sandman to join the [[Gerald Ford]] administration in an ambassadorship of his choice, but  Sandman declined and instead accepted appointment to the Superior Court of New Jersey from Moderate Republican Governor [[Thomas Kean]].

In the 1974 congressional elections, which followed the resignation of President Nixon before he could be impeached, the Republicans faced many losses because of the [[Watergate]] scandal even though the individual House members had nothing to do with Watergate. Despite Sandman's change of heart on impeachment, his reputation in the televised hearings prevented his House reelection. He was soundly defeated by Democrat William John Hughes (1932-2019) in an election that Sandman described as "not a Republican year."<ref>Not a Republican Year,’ Sandman Says - The New York Times (nytimes.com), accessed November 12, 2021.</ref> In 1975, after he left Congress, [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Nelson Rockefeller]], the former governor of [[New York]], invited Sandman to join the [[Gerald Ford]] administration in an ambassadorship of his choice, but  Sandman declined and instead accepted appointment to the Superior Court of New Jersey from Moderate Republican Governor Thomas Howard "Tom" Kean (born 1935).

Sandman died in Cape May Court House, but had been residing in the Erma section of Lower Township, New Jersey,<ref name=NYTObit/> and though a [[Roman Catholic]] was interred in Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, in Cold Spring, New Jersey.<ref name=polgraveyard/> In 1986, the Lower Township School District renamed the Lower Township Consolidated School to the Charles W. Sandman Consolidated School.<ref>Fred Maher, "School To Honor Charles Sandman," ''The Press of Atlantic City,'' February 22, 1986.</ref>

Sandman died in Cape May Court House, but had been residing in the Erma section of Lower Township, New Jersey,<ref name=NYTObit/> and though a [[Roman Catholic]] was interred in Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, in Cold Spring, New Jersey.<ref name=polgraveyard/> In 1986, the Lower Township School District renamed the Lower Township Consolidated School to the Charles W. Sandman Consolidated School.<ref>Fred Maher, "School To Honor Charles Sandman," ''The Press of Atlantic City,'' February 22, 1986.</ref>