 Nebraska's term-limits law precluded Pirsch from running for re-election in 2014.In October 2013, he announced his intention to run for the position of state auditor in the next year's election; he sought to replace Mike Foley, who was running for the state governorship.In February 2014, after state attorney general Jon Bruning announced that he would seek the governorship rather than running for re-election, Pirsch declared that he would run for attorney general instead.