JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<select name="date_pick" id="date_pick">
        <option value="">Select a date</option>
        <option value="03/27/2012">dfddsfdf</option>
</select>

JavaScript

$(function(){
    
        $('#date_pick').change(function(){
                    var values = $('#date_pick :selected').val();
                    alert(values);
        });

    
});