JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<select name="contact" id="contact">
     <option value="">Select Contact</option>
       <option value="">Select Contact</option>
       <option value="">Select Contact</option>
       <option value="">Select Contact</option>
       <option value="">Select Contact</option>
       <option value="">Select Contact</option>
       <option value="">Select Contact</option>
       <option value="">Select Contact</option>
</select>

JavaScript

var $j = jQuery.noConflict();

$j('#contact').click( function(){
    clearSelect(this,'contact')
});

function clearSelect(thisfield, id) {
    $j("#" + id).children().andSelf().css({"background-color":"blue", 
        "border":"1px solid #CCCCCC",
        "color":"#000000"});
}