JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<select>
<option selected>Selected</option>
<option>Not selected</option>
</select>
<div id="console"></div>
JavaScript
$(document).ready(function(){
var con = $('#console');
$('select').change(function(){
/* change also on already selected option */
con.append('- '+$(this).val()+'<br/>');
});
});