The Jersey City mayoral race is a near three-way dead heat just a week before election day — and the mud-slinging is in full force.

Ex-NJ Gov. James McGreevey — who was famously outed as a “gay American” and resigned amid a 2004 sex scandal — leads the crowded field with 23%.

He’s trailed by long-time Hudson County Commissioner Bill O’Dea and downtown Jersey City Councilman James Solomon, who are both polling at 20%, according to insider polling from Hart Research, the New Jersey Globe reported .

McGreevey is trying to push his way back into the spotlight after he stunned the country and resigned as governor more than two decades ago amid accusations of sexual harassment by a male aide.

O’Dea, a lifelong Jersey City resident, has served on the Hudson County Board of Commissioners s

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