A Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee poll shows Democrat Zephyr Teachout leading Republican John Faso by five points in the 19th Congressional District race.

Teachout leads with 47 percent of the vote to Faso’s 42 percent among likely general election voters, according to a DCCC polling memo released Tuesday.

Further indicative of how close the race is is that the poll shows Democrats and Republicans are split 44-44 in a generic Congressional ballot survey.

The DCCC polled 532 likely general election voters. The margin of error is +/- 4.2 percent.

That a DCCC poll shows Teachout with a slight lead is unsurprising. But it’s one of few general election snapshots out there so far for what perhaps is New York’s top congressional race.

Politico reported at the end of August that an internal poll conducted for the Faso campaign by McLaughlin & Associates had Faso up by five points (46-41). The margin of error in that poll was +/- 4.9 percent.

Teachout and Faso are seeking to replace Republican Rep. Chris Gibson, who plans to retire at the end of the year after three terms.

The full memo from the DCCC is below:

Dccc Poll Ny-19 9.19