JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by alnitak
HTML
<form>
<select id="s">
<option id="o1">option 1</option>
<option id="o2" selected="selected">option 2</option>
</select>
</form>
JavaScript
var s = document.getElementById('s');
var o1 = document.getElementById('o1');
var o2 = document.getElementById('o2');
o1.selected = true;
// or s.value = 'option 1';