JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by Ganesh
HTML
<select name="myName">
<option>--Select Marine--</option>
<option value="first">first</option>
<option value="last" >last</option>
</select>
JavaScript
var myElement = $('select[name="myName"]');
myElement.find('option:eq(1)').prop('selected', true);