Alterar o valor de suspensão usando jQuery
$('#ddlID').val('New_OptionValue').change()
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$('#ddlID').val('New_OptionValue').change()
$('select[name^="salesrep"] option[value="Bruce Jones"]').attr("selected","selected");
$("#comboboxid").val(yourvalue).trigger("chosen:updated");
$("#mySelectElementID").val("my_new_value"); //change selected option/value with jQuery