D’Esposito, Gillen in dead heat in contentious race for 4th Congressional District

The contentious title betwixt GOP Rep. Anthony D’Esposito and Democrat Laura Gillen appears to beryllium overmuch person than antecedently believed successful New York’s 4th Congressional District, a caller canvass shows.

The canvass from Gotham Polling & Analytics has nan 2 successful an basal dormant power pinch nan freshman Republican polling astatine 46% of apt voters and his Democratic rival astatine 45%.

The title for nan plaything spot has been thought of by pundits arsenic a “toss-up” for weeks now arsenic nan Dems effort to reclaim nan location spot until a caller canvass gave Gillen a beardown lead.

The Gotham poll, shared exclusively pinch The Post, surveyed 734 voters who said their apical issues were ostentation and nan system arsenic good arsenic immigration.

Women voters besides checked abortion arsenic 1 of their apical issues.

The 2 candidates for nan 4th Congressional District are successful a dormant heat, according to a caller poll.

About 6% of nan respondents remained undecided successful nan poll, which was done via matter connection betwixt October 11 and 19.

D’Esposito won nan spot 2 years agone successful nan aforesaid match-up against Gillen by a 3.6 percentage-point margin.

The GOPer though has been nether occurrence aft it emerged that he hired a mistress to activity astatine his Garden City territory office.

Earlier this week a Newsday/Siena College survey had Gillen pinch a staggering 12-point lead connected D’Esposito.

A canvass Dems person embraced pinch Nassau County Democratic leader and authorities statement president Jay Jacobs said it reflected nan on-the-ground sentiment.

“Laura Gillen is going to triumph substantially,” Jacobs said earlier this week.

Internally, though, D’Esposito’s had him up 3 points complete Gillen.