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HTML
<select id="some-id">
<option>1</option>
<option>2</option>
</select>
JavaScript
console.log(jQuery("#some-id option:contains('2')"));
<select id="some-id">
<option>1</option>
<option>2</option>
</select>
console.log(jQuery("#some-id option:contains('2')"));