JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by danheberden

HTML

<select id="ctl00_contentPagePanel_lstActivities">
           <option value="oneVal" selected="selected">one</option>
           <option value="twoVal">two</option>
       </select>

JavaScript

console.log ( $('#ctl00_contentPagePanel_lstActivities option[selected="selected"]').text() );