JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<select size="2"> 
           <option value="1">value 1</option> 
           <option value="2">value 2</option> 
           <option value="3">value 3</option> 
           <option value="4">value 4</option> 
           <option value="5">value 5</option> 
           <option value="6">value 6</option> 
           <select>

JavaScript

$(function(){
    var lastOption = $("select").find("option[value=5]")
        //Store the selection state
        var isSelected = lastOption.is(":selected");

        lastOption.attr("selected", true)//This will scroll to the option
            .attr("selected", isSelected); //Restore the selection state
});