Hubert Humphrey was the DFL candidate for mayor of the county seat of Hennepin County.
Hubert Humphrey . Humphrey helped found the Minnesota Democratic -- Farmer -- Labor Party ( DFL ) in 1944 , and in 1945 , became the DFL candidate for mayor of Minneapolis for a second time , winning with 61 % of the vote . Minneapolis ( [ mɪniˈæpəlɪs ] ) is the county seat of Hennepin County , and the larger of the Twin Cities , the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States .