JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<select>
    <option value="foo">foo</option>
    <option value="bar">bar</option>
    <option value="test" selected="selected">test</option>
</select>

JavaScript

$("select").change(function(event) {
    $(this).val($(this).find("option").first().val());
});
$("select").change();